Western roll Osborn (1924), Walter Marty (1933), and Cornelius Johnson (1936). Johnson's record, (), was equaled on the same day by Dave Albritton, the first world record holder to use what we now call the straddle technique. At first, the straddle was viewed as just a variation of the Western roll, and indeed video of the 1936 Olympics shows Albritton using a conventional Western roll at lower heights. The straddle did not come to dominate the high jump until the mid-1950s, by which time it was recognized as a separate style. Walt Davis was the last Western roll jumper to hold the
Athletics in Australia conducts a range of important athletics events and championships each year. These include: The national titles have been conducted for over a hundred years, though the event has only been a joint championship since 1978. The most successful athletes at this event include Warwick Selvey (19 wins) and Gael Martin (20 wins). The IAAF approved meets at Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne comprise the most important athletics meetings held in Australia, with Australian athletes required to compete in order to gain international selection. Each Australian state or territory holds its own state athletics championships annually. Inter-varsity athletics competitions were conducted in