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Nicola Olyslagers

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Nicola Olyslagers

Nicola Lauren Olyslagers (née McDermott) (born 28 December 1996) is an Australian high jumper. She won the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics, the bronze medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the gold medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the high jump. Olyslagers is the current high jump Oceanian record holder, 2025 Diamond League title holder and the world champion at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.

Infobox

Nationality
Australian
Born
(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 28)North Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Education
University of Sydney
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Athletics
Event
High jump
World finals
2023 BudapestHigh jump, Bronze 2025 TokyoHigh jump, Gold
Olympic finals
mw- 2020 TokyoHigh jump, Silver 2024 ParisHigh jump, Silver
Personal best
High jump: 2 6 ft 8 1⁄4 in) AR (Zurich 2025)

Tables

Representing Australia · Career › International competitions
2014
2014
Year
2014
Competition
World Junior Championships
Venue
Eugene, United States
Position
16th (q)
Notes
1.79 m
2015
2015
Year
2015
Competition
Universiade
Venue
Gwangju, South Korea
Position
4th
Notes
1.80 m
2017
2017
Year
2017
Competition
Universiade
Venue
Taipei, Taiwan
Position
7th
Notes
1.88 m
2018
2018
Year
2018
Competition
Commonwealth Games
Venue
Gold Coast, Australia
Position
3rd
Notes
1.91 m
IAAF Continental Cup
IAAF Continental Cup
Year
IAAF Continental Cup
Competition
Győr, Hungary
Venue
5th
Position
1.87 m
2019
2019
Year
2019
Competition
World Championships
Venue
Doha, Qatar
Position
15th (q)
Notes
1.90 m
2021
2021
Year
2021
Competition
Olympic Games
Venue
Tokyo, Japan
Position
2nd
Notes
2.02 m (AR)
2022
2022
Year
2022
Competition
World Championships
Venue
Eugene, United States
Position
5th
Notes
1.96 m
2023
2023
Year
2023
Competition
World Championships
Venue
Budapest, Hungary
Position
3rd
Notes
1.99 m
2024
2024
Year
2024
Competition
World Indoor Championships
Venue
Glasgow, Great Britain
Position
1st
Notes
1.99 m
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
Year
Olympic Games
Competition
Paris, France
Venue
2nd
Position
2.00 m
2025
2025
Year
2025
Competition
World Indoor Championships
Venue
Nanjing, China
Position
1st
Notes
1.97 m
World Championships
World Championships
Year
World Championships
Competition
Tokyo, Japan
Venue
1st
Position
2.00 m
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
2014
World Junior Championships
Eugene, United States
16th (q)
1.79 m
2015
Universiade
Gwangju, South Korea
4th
1.80 m
2017
Universiade
Taipei, Taiwan
7th
1.88 m
2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia
3rd
1.91 m
IAAF Continental Cup
Győr, Hungary
5th
1.87 m
2019
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
15th (q)
1.90 m
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
2nd
m (AR)
2022
World Championships
Eugene, United States
5th
1.96 m
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
3rd
1.99 m
2024
World Indoor Championships
Glasgow, Great Britain
1st
1.99 m
Olympic Games
Paris, France
2nd
2.00 m
2025
World Indoor Championships
Nanjing, China
1st
1.97 m
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
1st
2.00 m

References

  1. "2017 Universiade bio"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200524185556/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n156270-mcdermott-nicola-lauren.htm
  2. eurosport.com
    https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/nicola-mcdermott_prs385275/person.shtml
  3. "Nicola Olyslagers | Australian Athletics"
    https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/nicola-olyslagers/
  4. "Nicola McDermott"
    https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/nicola-mcdermott-262246
  5. ABC News
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-07/tokyo-olympics-australia-nicola-mcdermott-wins-high-jump-silver/100359166
  6. Yahoo Sport
    https://au.sports.yahoo.com/tokyo-olympics-nicola-mcdermott-australia-high-jump-silver-medal-australian-record-224112627.html
  7. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/paris-2024/ATHWHIGHJUMP/results
  8. Watch Athletics
    https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5134/women-s-high-jump-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024#google_vignette
  9. "High jump Women"
    https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/women/high-jump/qualification/startlist#resultheader
  10. Gold Coast 2018
    https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-high-jump-fnl-000100-.htm
  11. "World Rankings: Women's High Jump", World Athletics.
    https://www.iaaf.org/world-rankings/high-jump/women?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2019-09-17&limitByCountry=0
  12. Inside Athletics
    https://insideathletics.com.au/results/weekly-results-wrap/
  13. www.athletics.com.au
    https://www.athletics.com.au/news/nicola-mcdermott-continues-her-rise-clearing-198m/
  14. The Sydney Morning Herald
    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/athletics-australia-coach-to-walk-out-head-up-uk-athletics-20200903-p55s0i.html
  15. https://www.abc.net.au/article/100077512 [dead link]
    https://www.abc.net.au/article/100077512
  16. TheGuardian.com
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/19/tokyo-olympics-high-jumper-nicola-mcdermott-becomes-first-australian-woman-to-clear-2m
  17. worldathletics.org
    https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/nicola-mcdermott-14455361
  18. athletics.com.au
    https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olyslagers-crowned-world-athletics-field-athlete-of-the-year-mcavaney-honoured-with-presidents-award/
  19. www.abc.net.au
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-01/world-athletics-awards-nicola-olyslagers-bruce-mcavaney/106085566
  20. Croatia Week
    https://www.croatiaweek.com/nicola-mcdermott-the-australian-high-jump-star-with-croatian-roots-excited-to-be-competing-in-zagreb/
  21. Sportske novosti
    https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/sport-mix/atletika/srebro-dolazi-na-korculu-osvojila-ga-je-djevojka-ciji-je-uzor-blanka-cudo-iz-ukrajine-bez-zlata-15093503
  22. Australian Olympic Committee
    https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/nicola-mcdermott/
  23. Apple Podcasts
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/australian-high-jumper-nicola-mcdermott-on-qualifying/id1455290126?i=1000468701961
  24. The Age
    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/athletics/mcdermott-reveals-what-drove-her-to-a-silver-medal-20210808-p58gsc.html
  25. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWi_3fXCOQU&ab_channel=AndrewBalaranjan
  26. Perth Now
    https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/olympics/mcdermott-set-to-soar-to-a-medal-in-tokyo-c-3435928
  27. Eternity News
    https://www.eternitynews.com.au/good-news/nicola-mcdermott-the-medal-is-silver-but-the-speech-is-gold
  28. 7 News
    https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics/mcdermott-chasing-the-highest-of-heights-c-3627453
  29. Evangelical Focus
    https://evangelicalfocus.com/life-tech/11273/high-jump-is-a-platform-to-make-jesus-known-says-new-australian-recordwoman
  30. Eternity News
    https://www.eternitynews.com.au/australia/our-olympic-high-jumper-going-for-gold-and-god/
  31. Nicola McDermott
    https://nicolamcdermott.com/ministry
  32. Busy year on several fronts for McDermott, 7 News, 3 April 2022
    https://7news.com.au/sport/athletics/busy-year-on-several-fronts-for-mcdermott-c-6309572
  33. Nina Kennedy, Matt Denny and Nicola Olyslagers earn podium finishes at Diamond League meet, ABC News, 6 June 2022
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-06/diamond-league-kennedy-denny-olyslagers-athletics-results/101128120
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