Nicole Forrester
Personal information | |
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Born | Aurora, Ontario, Canada | 17 November 1976
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Country | Canada |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Nicole Forrester (born 17 November 1976) is a Canadian high jumper. She was born in Aurora, Ontario.[1] Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Thessaloniki.
Education and career
[edit]Forrester completed her Bachelor of Arts in Management and Communication and her Bachelor of Science in Movement Science at the University of Michigan.[2] She completed her Masters of Education in Exercise and Sport Psychology from the University of Texas.[2] She completed her PhD in Sports Psychology at Michigan State University with a dissertation titled "Good to great in elite athletes: towards an understanding of why some athletes make the leap and others do not." [3] Forrester is an assistant professor in the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
Competition record
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | (q) | 1.75 m | |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th | 1.85 m | |
1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | 3rd | 1.85 m | |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 32nd (q) | 1.80 m | ||
2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 2nd | 1.89 m | |
Universiade | Beijing, China | 2nd | 1.94 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 | |
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
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Heroes". Markham Economist and Sun. 23 August 2008. p. 14.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Nicole Forrester". RTA School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Dr. Nicole Forrester: Distinctions in Academics
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-29)
- Nicole Forrester at World Athletics
- Nicole Forrester at Athletics Canada
- Nicole Forrester at Team Canada
- Nicole Forrester at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Nicole Forrester at Olympics.com
- Nicole Forrester at Olympedia
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Aurora, Ontario
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- Canadian female high jumpers
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
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- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
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