Brandon Starc falls just short in Rio high jump final after scaling the heights in previous round
AUSTRALIAN high jumper Bradon Starc was unable to reproduce his performance in the semi-finals in the final of the event, finishing outside the medal shake-up.
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Australian high jumper Bradon Starc was unable to reproduce his standout performance from the semi-finals in the final of the event.
Starc produced a clearance of 2.29m in the earlier round but, on Olympic debut, could only leap cleanly over 2.20m on his second attempt, crashing out when the bar was raised to 2.25m.
Olympic final is a huge effort young fella.. chin up, very proud... something not everyone can say they have been in @Brandonstarc93
— Mitch Starc (@mstarc56) August 17, 2016
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