World champ Patterson falls short in high jump final, Montag wins gold in walk

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Only weeks after winning the world championship, Australia's Eleanor Patterson misses gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, while Australian teammate Jemima Montag tops the podium in the women's walk.

Australia's world champion Eleanor Patterson has fallen short of the gold medal in the women's high jump at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Patterson missed her three attempts at 1.95m, claiming the silver medal on countback with a clearance of 1.92m. The 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist was competing less than three weeks after winning the world championship in Eugene.Meanwhile, Australia's Jemima Montag won gold in the women's 10,000 metres walk in a Games record time of 42 minutes and 34.30 seconds.

 

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Falls short? She medalled. That's amazing.

She won a Silver Medal in the Commonwealth Games. Hardly falling short.

“Falls short”? FFS SHE CAME 2ND! 🥈 Your tweet implies she came last. SHE MADE A COMMONWEALTH GAMES FINAL.

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