Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh completed her trophy cabinet with the women's Olympic high jump gold medal on Sunday, clearing 2.00 metres in front of an adoring crowd at the Stade de France.

Australian Nicola Olyslagers took silver and Ukraine's Iryna Gerashchenko and Australian Eleanor Patterson shared the bronze.

Mahuchikh fled her home in Dnipro after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 but has kept her competitive career going and claimed Olympic gold weeks after breaking a world record that had stood since 1987 with a leap of 2.10m.

The world champion cleared the winning height on her first attempt and took the gold over the Australian by virtue of having fewer failures, bowing to the crowd as she took one shot at clearing 2.04m but knocked the bar down.

Mahuchikh was all business and kept her cool during the competition as she laid down on the ground with a sleeping bag wrapped around her while her competitors took their turns.

LaFond feat

Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country’s first-ever Olympic medal.

Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts took silver and American Jasmine Moore claimed bronze.

LaFond was the woman to beat after her second attempt of 15.02 metres — a world best this year — and it proved impossible to better, with rain also making conditions more treacherous.

“This is for you guys,” said LaFond, draped in the flag of Dominica, which has a population of just over 70,000, after celebrating wildly in the Stade de France.

Upset victory

Norway’s Markus Rooth captured a shock gold medal in the men’s decathlon after defending champion Damian Warner’s title defence ended when he failed to clear a height in the pole vault.

Rooth amassed 8,796 points, Germany’s Leo Neugebauer won the silver with 8,748 and Lindon Victor of Grenada captured the bronze on 8,711.