Brill won the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh , Scotland , UK , and was presented with the gold medal by Queen Elizabeth . She the 1971 Pan Am Games . Brill came in eighth at the 1972 Olympics in Munich . She campaigned to have the Games stopped after the Munich massacre , and retired after the Games , becoming disillusioned with the Olympic experience . She returned to competition in 1975 and placed 4th at the Pan Am Games . At the 1976 Montreal Olympics she was eliminated after failing three times at the opening height , and was criticized for laughing in a subsequent interview , although she wrote afterwards that she was disappointed by her failure . She placed 3rd at the first World Cup in 1977 , and won a silver medal at home in Edmonton , at the 1978 Commonwealth Games . In 1979 Brill won a gold medal in the athletics World Cup held in Montreal , Canada . She was the world 's number one high jumper for 1979
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
Debbie Brill