Vanessa Carol Ward (née Browne; born 5 January 1963) is a retired high jumper from Australia, who competed at two Olympic Games.
Biography Browne finished second behind Barbara Simmonds in the high jump event at the British 1982 WAAA Championships.
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she represented Australia in the high jump and finished sixth in the final and four years later she appeared at her second Olympic Games at Seoul 1988.
A five-time national champion in the women's high jump event, She set her personal best on 12 February 1989, jumping 1.98 metres at a meet in Perth, Western Australia. This (as of 2013) still stands as the Australian record.
She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1981 to 1984 and 1987 to 1988.
Achievements Australian high jump record holder – 1.98 metres in 1989 (equalled by Alison Inverarity in 1994) Five-time Australian National High Jump Champion (1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990) Representing 1982Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia5thHigh jump1.83 m1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9thHigh jump1.88 m1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, California, USA6thHigh jump1.94 m1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, Scotland9thHigh jump1.83 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea13th (q)High jump1.90 m1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand4thHigh jump1.88 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan10thHigh jump1.90 m Note: result with a Q, indicates overall position in qualifying round.
References
External links Vanessa Ward at Australian Athletics Historical Results Women's World All-Time List