Alison Inverarity

Alison Jane Inverarity (born 12 August 1970) is a former Australian Olympic and Commonwealth athlete, competing in the high jump. She was affiliated with the Western Australian Institute of Sport in Perth.

She was the Australian record holder with her jump of 1.98 m (6 ft 5+3⁄4 in) in 1994 (tying Vanessa Browne-Ward's 1989 mark).

Inverarity is the daughter of former Australian Test cricketer John Inverarity. She completed a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Western Australia. In 2000, she married Olympic teammate Scott Ferrier. She has two children, born in 2002 and 2004. Her daughter at the age of 12 jumped 1.50.

National titles

• 8 times Australian high jump champion: 1991, 1993–95, 1997-2000

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	High jump	1.87 m
	World Student Games	Sheffield, England	1st	High jump	1.92 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	High jump	1.91 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	5th	High jump	1.97 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	1st	High jump	1.94 m
	World Cup	London, England	7th	High jump	1.85 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	24th	High jump	1.85 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	—	High jump	NM
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd	High jump	1.88 m
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	7th	High jump	1.85 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd	High jump	1.80 m

References

• Alison Inverarity at World Athletics
• Alison Inverarity at Australian Athletics Historical Results
• Alison Inverarity at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)