Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:

High jump: 2003 - 2nd (U16), 2004 - 1st (U18), 2005 - 1st (U20), 2006 – NH (open) 1st U20, 2007 - 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Australian Youth Olympic Festival: 2005 - high jump 1st (2.16m, meet record)

World Youth Championships: 2005 - high jump qual round (1.95m)
World Junior Championships: 2006 - high jump =9th (2.15m)
World Cup: 2006 - high jump 8th
World University Games: 2007 - high jump 9th (2.15m)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:

High jump:
2003  2.03m

2004  2.11m

2005  2.17m

2006  2.18m
2007  2.21m

EVENTS/PERSONAL BESTS:

High jump: 2.21m - Brisbane, 9/03/07

Interesting Facts

Sporting Career

Liam has been very successful at both the underage and open national championships to date.

He competed at the 2005 World Youth Championships where he did not make the final, however, in 2006 he finished equal ninth in the World Juniors in Beijing after equalling his personal best in the qualifying round.

Liam was then selected in the Oceania team for the World Cup, were he suffered from food poisoning but still managed to get out of bed to compete.

In 2007, he won his first open nationals aged 18 and competed at the World University Games and finished in ninth place.

Family connections
Liam is coached by his parents.