Nicole Forrester

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This article is about the Canadian athlete. For the actress, see Nicole Forester.

Nicole Forrester
Personal information

Born	(1976-11-17) November 17, 1976 Aurora, Ontario
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump

Nicole Forrester (born 17 November 1976) is a Canadian high jumper. She was discovered working at McDonald's by Dave Hunt, who suggested she learn how to high jump. She was born in Toronto, Ontario.^[1] Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Thessaloniki. She is currently completing her PhD in Sports Psychology at Michigan State University.

Major competitions record

Representing Canada
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	1.85 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	32nd (q)	1.80 m
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	2nd	1.94 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	2nd	1.89 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	3rd	1.87 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	7th	1.80 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	–	NM
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	1.95 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	15th (q)	1.86 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	19th (q)	1.89 m
2009	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	3rd	1.80 m
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	1st	1.91 m

References

Nicole Forrester profile at IAAF

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External links

Official site

Commonwealth Champions in Women's High Jump

1934: Marjorie Clark (SAF)
1938–50: Dorothy Tyler-Odam (ENG)
1954: Thelma Hopkins (NIR)
1958: Michele Brown (AUS)
1962: Robyn Woodhouse (AUS)
1966: Michele Brown (AUS)
1970: Debbie Brill (CAN)
1974: Barbara Lawton (ENG)
1978: Katrina Gibbs (AUS)
1982: Debbie Brill (CAN)
1986: Christine Stanton (AUS)
1990: Tania Murray (NZL)
1994: Alison Inverarity (AUS)
1998–2002: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
2006: Anika Smit (RSA)
2010: Nicole Forrester (CAN)

Persondata
Name	Forrester, Nicole
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	17 November 1976
Place of birth	Aurora, Ontario
Date of death
Place of death

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