By John Salvado in Paris

Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson were world class in the women’s high jump, each leaving Stade de France with Olympic medals.

AUSTRALIAN MEDALLISTS

SILVER

Nicola Olyslagers – (athletics – women’s high jump) – Olyslagers pushed hard for the gold with a gutsy final clearance at 2m only to come up just short against Ukrainian world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

Meg Harris – (swimming – women’s 50m freestyle) – A popular medal for one of the unheralded members of the star-studded Dolphins squad.

Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon, Mollie O’Callaghan and Jenna Strauch – (swimming – women’s 4x100m medley relay) – Australia signed off a hugely successful swimming campaign in style with yet another medley medal.

BRONZE

Eleanor Patterson – (athletics – women’s high jump) – Patterson added a first Olympic medal to her gold and silver from the last two world championships.

OTHER HEADLINE GOLD MEDALLISTS

• Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) in the men’s singles final to add Olympic gold to his record haul of grand slam titles.

• World No.1 Scottie Scheffler shot an extraordinary final round of nine-under 62 to win the Olympic men’s gold gold.

• US cyclist Kristin Faulkner, AKA Fox, outsmarted her rivals to win the women’s road race.

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED

• Reece Holder moved to second on the Australian all-time list with a cracking run of 44.53 seconds in the opening round of the men’s 400m on his Olympic debut.

• Caitlin Parker will win Australia’s first Olympic women’s boxing medal after downing world champ Khadija Mardi from Morocco in the 75kg quarter-finals.

• Australia’s best beach volleyball pairing, Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar, are only two matches away from the gold-medal match after downing Brazil 24-22 21-14.

WHO SAID WHAT?

“I have got every emotion going through me right now. History has already been made.” – Caitlin Parker after advancing to the 75kg semis, a best-ever Olympic result for an Aussie female boxer.

“Dad told mum that he wanted an Olympian son so mum’s been on my nutrition since I was born.” – Windsurfer Grae Morris after winning silver at the Games regatta in Marseille.

MEDAL TABLE (after day nine)

G S B Tot

1. United States 19 26 26 71

2. China 19 15 11 45

3. France 12 14 18 44

4. Australia 12 11 8 31

5. Britain 10 12 15 37

MEDALS DECIDED ON DAY 9: 25