Nicola Olyslagers earns silver at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest
The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 PM
Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers finished second at the inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Friday. She cleared 1.95m during the event, which took place on a cold night with a difficult surface. Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh secured the title with a 1.99m leap. Despite missing out on the top spot, Olyslagers earned the largest payday of her professional career. In the pole vault competition at the same event, Kurtis Marschall placed fourth behind winner Armand Duplantis.
- •Nicola Olyslagers cleared 1.95m to secure second place in Budapest.
- •Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the high jump title with a 1.99m leap.
- •Kurtis Marschall placed fourth in the pole vault competition.
- •The event was held on a cold night under challenging surface conditions.
- 10:00 PMThe Guardian Sport — Nicola Olyslagers finds silver lining in high jump jackpot at Ultimate Championship
"Australian earns biggest payday of career with second behind Mahuchikh Kurtis Marschall finishes fourth after Armand Duplantis in pole vault Nicola Olyslagers has had the best worst night of her career after missing out on becoming a new ‘Ultimate’ athletics high jump champion, only to learn to her surprise that she had still leapt to the biggest payday of her life. Australia’s world champion managed to only clear 1.95m on the first night of World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Friday (Saturday AEST), struggling with her approach on a difficult surface on a cold night as Ukraine’s Olympic champ Yaroslava Mahuchikh beat her to the title with a 1.99m leap. Continue reading...
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