Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olylsagers have claimed silver and bronze in the women's high jump in Budapest, lifting Australia to a best-ever medal haul of six at a world athletics championships.
Defending world champ Patterson - who underwent surgery to have a plate inserted in her broken left foot in February - twice bettered her season's best and moved into the silver-medal position with a first-time clearance at 1.99m.
But Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold on Sunday (early Monday AEST) as the only jumper to clear 2.01m.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Olyslagers, 26, got the bronze behind Patterson on countback with a second-time clearance at 1.99m.
It was only her second defeat in 11 competitions this year.
It was the first time Australia had ever produced two medallists in the one event at a world athletics championships.
Australia finished the nine-day titles in Budapest with a record haul of six medals, bettering the previous high-water mark of four set in Seville in 1999 and Berlin in 2009.
The sole gold came from Nina Kennedy in the women's pole vault.
On three previous occasions, Australia had won two golds at a world titles.
The only other Australian in action on the final day of the championships was Stewart McSweyn who was 13th in a men's 5000m final won by Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 13 minutes 11.30 seconds.
AUSTRALIAN MEDALLISTS AT THE 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold
Nina Kennedy - women's pole vault
Silver
Jemima Montag - women's 20km walk
Eleanor Patterson - women's high jump
Bronze
Mackenzie Little - women's javelin
Kurtis Marschall - men's pole vault
Nicola Olyslagers - women's pole vault
Australian Associated Press
