Jamaica’s Lamara Distin failed to progress beyond the first round of the women’s high jump on Friday’s morning session of the Paris Olympics Games inside Stade de France.

Distin failed to clear the bar at 1.92m, with her best jump coming at 1.88m. The qualification mark was set at 1.97m, and Distin, who was ranked third in the world with a national record 2.00m, ended 11th in her qualification group.

It was heartbreak for the 24-year-old, an experienced athlete who has contested the World Championships high jump final twice, finishing fifth in 2023 and ninth in 2022. She has also won the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2021 North, Central American, and Caribbean U23 Championships.

Distin also has the distinction of being a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion (indoors 2022, 2023, outdoors 2022).

Despite her impressive track record, Distin found the going tough and failed to replicate her early season performances on the Olympic stage.