Trish King

Patricia Morley "Trish" Porter (née King) (born August 27, 1962, in Atherton, California) is an American track and field athlete, specializing in the high jump.

Both her husband and her 15-year-old son Connor were killed in a private plane crash in Sedona, Arizona on July 26, 2012[2] King claims she was always athletic.

"An eighth grade coach advised her to avoid the high jump, but that was the event she aimed at.

King attended Menlo-Atherton High School, finishing third at the 1979 CIF California State Meet and fourth the following year.

She cleared 6 feet in the high jump and finished 6th in the National Championships in the heptathlon.

[5] She continued training while working a full-time job, aiming at the 1988 Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.

Her position on the team was assured with a second attempt clearance of 1.93 m (6 ft 3+3⁄4 in), which equalled the Olympic Trials record set by the other two qualifiers moments earlier.

That was as high as she would go, eventually finishing second when Louise Ritter set another record at 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in) in the competition.