Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards secures high jump silver in Rio

Jonathan Broom-Edwards added Paralympic T44 high jump silver to his world and European medals of the same colour on Monday as he finished as runner-up to Poland’s world record-holder Maciej Lepiato.

Britain’s Broom-Edwards has placed second behind Lepiato at the past two editions of the IPC World Championships and this time the Fuzz Caan-coached athlete equalled his season’s best of 2.10m as Lepiato added one centimetre to his own world record with a second-time clearance of 2.19m. The London 2012 champion then had two attempts at 2.30m. Venezuela’s Rafael Uribe was third after a personal best clearance of 2.01m.

“This has been such an experience,” said Broom-Edwards. “I’ve had a lot of fun. It would have been nice to go higher because I know it is within me but I’m still relatively new to this so for the next one I will aim to just tighten it up a bit.”

On his rivalry with Lepiato, the 28-year-old added: “It’s carrying the sport forward. If I keep pushing him to get higher, maybe soon I’ll be pushing him to make mistakes.

“As long as I can limit the amount of mistakes I make, I will challenge him more.”

France’s Marie-Amelie Le Fur broke the T44 400m world record with 59.27 to claim her second Rio title after her long jump gold and third Paralympic win overall after her 100m victory at London 2012. Germany’s Irmgard Bensusan secured silver with a 59.62 PB, while American teenager Grace Norman, who the day before had become the first ever para triathlon champion, got the bronze with a 61.83 regional record.

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