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Claire Mallett is regarded by her conditioner Paul Watson – who oversaw the fitness of star NRL players at Cronulla and Penrith – as one of the most determined athletes he has worked with. Injury denied her the chance to compete at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October but Mallett is determined to make her Olympic debut at London in 2012. She won the Australian U23 women's high jump with a personal best jump of 1.86m. Her coach, Ian Garrett, competed in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and 1991 world championships and recorded a best of 2.29