Izobelle Louison-Roe

Izobelle Louison-Roe
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
High jump, Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.95m (Canberra, 2026)
Triple Jump: 13.31m (Canberra, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World U20 Championships
2024 Lima High jump

Izobelle Louison-Roe (born 14 May 2007) is an Australian high jumper. She was a silver medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]

Career

In March 2023, she cleared 1.84 metres to finish second in the high jump at the Sydney Track Classic at the age of 15 years-old.[2] She was a bronze medalist in the high jump at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

In December 2023, at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth, Australia she competed in the U17 100m hurdles, high jump, triple jump and long jump.[4] She set a championship record for the triple jump with a 13.39m jump.[5]

In August 2024, she won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in the high jump with a personal best jump of 1.89 metres, finishing behind Angelina Topić but ahead of defending champion Karmen Bruus on countback.[6][7]

In Canberra in January 2026, she cleared a personal best 1.95 metres to win the Capital Athletics Open and Under 20 Championships.[8] The following month, she won the triple jump at the Perth Track Classic ahead of Desleigh Owusu, and the high jump at the Hobart Track Classic.[9][10]

Personal life

From New South Wales, she attended Kirrawee High School in Sydney.[11] She is a member of St George Athletics Club.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Izobelle Louison-Roe". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "10 ATHLETES TO WATCH - AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 Apr 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand's Asha Kiran Barla wins silver medal in 800m in Commonwealth Youth Games". AvenueMail. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Salguero, David Rubio (7 December 2023). "2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics in Perth this weekend". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Australian All Schools Day 1: Beacroft produces a World Age best and Louison-Roe leaps to the best in the meet's history". nswathletics. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia record their best medal haul with three silvers and a bronze on final day". Olympics.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 Jan 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  9. ^ "YOUNG GUNS FIRE AS HOBART TRACK CLASSIC COMES ALIGHT AFTER TEN YEARS AWAY". World Athletics. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
  10. ^ "OLYMPIC FINALIST BOL IGNITES PERTH TRACK CLASSIC TO KICK-START CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SUMMER SERIES". Athletics.com.au. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
  11. ^ Veage, John (December 11, 2023). "Schools success". The Leader. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  12. ^ Veage, John (April 24, 2023). "Izobelle's big leap". The Leader. Retrieved 1 September 2024.