Ellen Pettitt

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Ellen Pettitt
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1986-05-13) 13 May 1986 (age 37)
Perth, Australia
Sport
Sport Athletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Cairns High jump
Updated on 24 April 2013.

Ellen Pettitt (born 13 May 1986 in Perth [1] ) is an Australian high jumper turned triple jumper.

She finished sixth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [2]

Her personal best in the high jump is 1.91 metres, first achieved in March 2006 in Melbourne. [2] Her triple jump personal best is 13.54 metres, set in 2014 in Glasgow.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 10thHigh jump1.75 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 17th (q)High jump 1.75 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 6thHigh jump 1.83 m
2009 Universiade Kazan, Russia 12thHigh jump 1.80 m
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 2ndHigh jump1.74 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 11thHigh jump 1.78 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 11thTriple jump 13.04 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6thTriple jump 13.54 m

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References

  1. 2014 CWG profile
  2. 1 2 Ellen Pettitt at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg