country event birth_place sport birth_date image article_title name
canada high jump aurora , ontario athletics 17 november 1976 nicole forrester.jpg nicole forrester
 nicole forrester
nicole forrester

nicole forrester -lrb- born 17 november 1976 -rrb- is a canadian high jumper .
she was discovered working at mcdonald 's by dave hunt , who suggested she learn how to high jump .
she was born in toronto , ontario .
her personal best jump is 1.97 metres , achieved in july 2007 in thessaloniki .
nicole completed her phd in sports psychology at michigan state university with a dissertation titled '' `` good to great in elite athletes : towards an understanding of why some athletes make the leap and others do not . '' ''
