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Australian athlete (born 2007)
Izobelle Louison-Roe
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 17)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.89m (Lima, Peru)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lima High jump

Izobelle Louison-Roe (born 14 May 2007) is an Australian high jumper. She was a silver medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Career

In March 2023, she cleared 1.84 metres to finish second in the high jump at the Sydney Track Classic at the age of 15 years-old. She was a bronze medalist in the high jump at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

In December 2023, at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth, Australia she competed in the U17 100m hurdles, high jump, triple jump and long jump. She set a championship record for the triple jump with a 13.39m jump.

In August 2024, she won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in the high jump with a personal best jump of 1.89 metres, finishing behind Angelina Topic but ahead of defending champion Karmen Bruus on countback.

Personal life

From New South Wales, she attended Kirrawee High School in Sydney. She is a member of St George Athletics Club.

References

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  2. "10 ATHLETES TO WATCH - AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 Apr 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. "Jharkhand's Asha Kiran Barla wins silver medal in 800m in Commonwealth Youth Games". AvenueMail. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. Salguero, David Rubio (7 December 2023). "2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics in Perth this weekend". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. "Australian All Schools Day 1: Beacroft produces a World Age best and Louison-Roe leaps to the best in the meet's history". nswathletics. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia record their best medal haul with three silvers and a bronze on final day". Olympics.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
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