Australia's Olyslagers and Patterson win silver and bronze in Olympic high jump final

Yaroslava Mahuchikh takes gold medal on countback Two Australians on athletics podium for first time since 1968 Nicola Olyslagers won silver in the high jump and Eleanor Patterson bronze, putting two Australians on the Olympics podium in an athletics event for the first time in 56 years. The pair finished behind world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh. Olyslagers was a valiant second, only losing on a countback. She cleared 2.00m on her third attempt, thereby staying in the contest with the Ukra...