How Australia’s Eleanor Patterson revived her high jump career to become world champion – صحيفة الصوت

As with so many young athletes, Eleanor Patterson dreamed of becoming a world or Olympic champion.

After claiming Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow in 2014 as a shy teenager from the Victorian country town of Leongatha, Patterson struggled to cope with the resultant pressure and attention.

She left the Rio Olympics in tears after failing to qualify for the final and then walked away from the sport in 2018, seemingly for good, having missed out on selection for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

The turning point came a year later when she moved to Sydney to link up with new coach Alex Stewart.