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Warrior Queen |
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By Daniel Lane
The Sun-Herald
January 6, 2008
Don't let looks deceive you, high jumper Claire Mallett combines an iron will with a killer instinct, writes Daniel Lane.
Paul Watson recognises the look in Claire Mallett's eyes as the same he's seen in the eyes of the warrior-athletes he pushed as head trainer for the Cronulla and Penrith NRL teams. It tells him the high jumper has found strength in a situation that brings out weakness
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The battle to Beijing - Why high jump star is serving up cappuccinos |
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By DAVID RICCIO
The Sunday Telegraph
May 27, 2007
WHEN Australia's most promising high jumper should be training for next year's Olympics, she's busy serving cappuccinos instead.
Claire Mallett, 22, lives with her parents but still needs to work two jobs in a gutsy bid to
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Bring on the torture sessions |
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By DANIEL LANE
The Sun-Herald
October 15, 2006
TWO of Australian sport's toughest taskmasters have combined to ensure high jumper Claire Mallett lives and breathes the Olympic motto citius, altius, fortius.
Through the efforts of Paul Watson and Jock Campbell, "faster, higher, stronger" has become the young Olympic aspirant's creed every time she
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High achiever making a mark |
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By SCOTT GULLAN
The Daily Telegraph
March13, 2006
MOVE over Tamsyn and Tatiana, there is a new glamour girl in Australian track and field.
High-jumper Claire Mallett will make her Australian team debut at the Commonwealth Games and has already been raising eyebrows in the modelling stakes,
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Friendly, but under fire |
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By JOHN HUXLEY
The Sydney Morning Herald
March 11, 2006
It's not quite the Empire Strikes Back, but the Commonwealth Games still has its place in a fast-paced global village, writes John Huxley.
WHEN Claire Mallett says that competing at the Commonwealth Games is a dream come true, she really, really means it. What's more,
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