Yual Reath might be one of the most wild stories at the Paris Olympics. The high jumper was born in South Sudan before eventually finding his way to Ballarat, Victoria. Until recently, Reath was working as a landscape gardener, now he could be competing for an Olympic medal. Featured: Tom Maddock, journalist, ABC Sport. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/connect" target="_blank">Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter</a>

Yual Reath might be one of the most wild stories at the Paris Olympics. The high jumper was born in South Sudan before eventually finding his way to Ballarat, Victoria. Until recently, Reath was working as a landscape gardener, now he could be competing for an Olympic medal. Featured: Tom Maddock, journalist, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Yual Reath might be one of the most wild stories at the Paris Olympics. The high jumper was born in South Sudan before eventually finding his way to Ballarat, Victoria. Until recently, Reath was working as a landscape gardener, now he could be competing for an Olympic medal. Featured: Tom Maddock, journalist, ABC Sport.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/connect" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter</a>

Landscape gardener to "high jump king"

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ABC SPORT Daily is your guide to the top sports news stories of the day. We dive behind the headlines of the day to get you up to speed with everything that's making news. From cricket, soccer, F1 Grand Prix, NBA, AFL, AFLW, to NRLW and NRL, to the Olympics, world cups, The Ashes, grand finals and more. Catch every episode of 'ABC Sport Daily,' hosted by Patrick Stack, wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch on social media via @abc_sport

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