Olyslagers Soars to Silver in Kujawy as Four Women Jump 1.99m on First Attempt
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Olyslagers Soars to Silver in Kujawy as Four Women Jump 1.99m on First Attempt

20 Mar 2026 2 min readBy Sports News Global (AI-assisted) Sports News Global

Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers claimed her seventh global medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, clearing 1.99m to finish second behind Yaroslava Mahuchikh in one of the most unusual high jump competitions of the indoor era.

Key Takeaways

  • 1."To have four women jump 1.99m on their first attempt, I don't remember the last time I was a part of something like that," Olyslagers said after the competition, a smile breaking across a face that looked genuinely stunned by what she had just been part of.
  • 2.Nicola Olyslagers has added a silver medal to a trophy cabinet that just keeps growing, the Australian high jumper clearing 1.99m at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy-Pomorze to finish second to Ukrainian world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh.
  • 3.The result extended Olyslagers' remarkable run at global championships to seven medals, and came in an event that will be remembered for an extraordinary piece of synchronised excellence: four women, on their first attempts, cleared 1.99m.

Nicola Olyslagers has added a silver medal to a trophy cabinet that just keeps growing, the Australian high jumper clearing 1.99m at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy-Pomorze to finish second to Ukrainian world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

The result extended Olyslagers' remarkable run at global championships to seven medals, and came in an event that will be remembered for an extraordinary piece of synchronised excellence: four women, on their first attempts, cleared 1.99m.

"To have four women jump 1.99m on their first attempt, I don't remember the last time I was a part of something like that," Olyslagers said after the competition, a smile breaking across a face that looked genuinely stunned by what she had just been part of.

The 29-year-old, who had been managing her body in the build-up and arrived in Poland publicly unsure how she would jump, said the experience re-connected her with the most basic love of the event.

"I wasn't feeling in my absolute championship best shape, so I just thought to myself, what have I got to give today? I just realised it was just the simple joy of jumping."

The technical share of the silver with Serbia's Angelina Topic and Ukraine's Yuliia Levchenko only sweetened the night, Olyslagers said. "Angelina and Yullia are really dear friends of mine ... it makes it three times more special rather than one third as special."

"I'm really stoked to equal my indoor PB and this medal means a lot," she added.

Mahuchikh, the reigning world record holder and Olympic champion, went clear to the final height to take gold in a performance that confirmed her continued dominance of the discipline.

For Australia, the night was a highlight in what proved to be a mixed championships for the touring squad. Compatriot Eleanor Patterson finished seventh with a 1.93m clearance, while Peter Bol (1:45.87) and Hayley Kitching (2:00.09) both advanced to the middle-distance semi-finals. Bob Abdelrahim was disqualified in the heats.

With the indoor title now on the record, Olyslagers turns her attention to the outdoor season and the pathway toward Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. On the evidence of Kujawy, the Australian is locked and loaded for another big year.