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John Salvado

SHOCKING: Patterson and olyslagers inspired for olympic final - You Need To See This

Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers now knows what it takes to break a world record. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian high jump queens Nicola Olsylagers and Eleanor Patterson are embracing the challenge of taking on the new world record holder with an Olympic gold medal up for grabs.

Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova's mark of 2.09m had stood for 37 long years - making it one of the oldest marks in the track and field - until Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh bettered it by 1cm last month at the Paris Diamond League.

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