Alison Inverarity

Alison Inverarity (born 12 August 1970 in Western Australia) is a former Australian Olympic and Commonwealth athlete, competing in the high jump.

She is the daughter of former Australian Test cricketer John Inverarity and a graduate of Pembroke School, Adelaide. She completed a Bachelors of Architecture at the University of Western Australia. In 2000 she married Olympic team-mate Scott Ferrier (High Jump/Decathlete 1996 DNC, 2000 DNF).

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Distance
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	1.87 m
	World Student Games	Sheffield, England	1st	1.92 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	1.91 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	1.97 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	1st	1.94 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	24th	1.85 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia	—	DNQ
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd	1.88 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd	1.80 m

Sporting positions
Preceded by Vanessa Browne-Ward	Women's Australian National Champion 1991	Succeeded by Tania Murray
Preceded by Tania Murray	Women's Australian National Champion 1993 — 1995	Succeeded by Lea Haggett
Preceded by Lea Haggett	Women's Australian National Champion 1997 — 2000	Succeeded by Carmen Hunter