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2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the 2022 World Championships
VenueHayward Field
Dates16 July (qualification)
19 July (final)
Competitors31 from 19 nations
Winning height2.02
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Ukraine
bronze medal    Italy
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The women's high jump at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 16 and 19 July 2022.[1]

Summary

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All twelve finalists cleared 1.89m, ten over 1.93m and eight over 1.96m. Iryna Herashchenko, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Elena Vallortigara and Eleanor Patterson all made 1.98m. Patterson took three attempts to make her clearance while Mahuchikh and Vallortigara were tied for the lead with perfect rounds going. At 2 metres, Vallortigara remained perfect, while the other three made it on their second attempts. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7+12 in), Mahuchikh and Herashchenko missed, then Patterson succeeded on her first attempt to tie her National and continental record. When Vallortigara also missed, Patterson moved into first place. Mahuchikh made it on her second attempt, while the others failed. Neither Mahuchikh or Patterson could make 2.04m. Patterson was confirmed as the gold medalist, Mahuchikh silver and Vallortigara bronze.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 m Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
Championship record
World Leading  Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) 2.03 m Brno, Czech Republic 22 June 2022
African Record  Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.06 m Saint-Denis, France 31 August 2003
Asian Record  Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (KAZ) 2.00 m Almaty, Kazakhstan 8 June 2021
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Chaunte Lowe (USA) 2.05 m Des Moines, United States 26 June 2010
South American Record  Solange Witteveen (ARG) 1.96 m Oristano, Italy 8 September 1997
European Record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 m Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
Oceanian record  Nicola McDermott (AUS) 2.02 m Tokyo, Japan 7 August 2021

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.96 m.[3]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:

Date Time Round
16 July 11:10 Qualification
19 July 17:40 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: 1.95 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).[4]


Rank Group Name Nationality 1.75 1.81 1.86 1.90 1.93 1.95 Mark Notes
1 A Eleanor Patterson  Australia (AUS) o o o o 1.93 q
1 A Elena Vallortigara  Italy (ITA) o o o o 1.93 q
1 A Iryna Herashchenko  Ukraine (UKR) o o o o 1.93 q
1 A Safina Sadullayeva  Uzbekistan (UZB) o o o 1.93 q, SB
1 B Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine (UKR) o o o 1.93 q
6 B Daniela Stanciu  Romania (ROM) o o o o xo 1.93 q, SB
6 B Karmen Bruus  Estonia (EST) o o o o xo 1.93 q, PB
8 B Nadezhda Dubovitskaya  Kazakhstan (KAZ) o xo xo xo 1.93 q
9 B Nicola Olyslagers  Australia (AUS) o xo xxo 1.93 q
10 A Lamara Distin  Jamaica (JAM) o o o xxx 1.90 q
10 B Kimberly Williamson  Jamaica (JAM) o o o o xxx 1.90 q
10 B Lia Apostolovski  Slovenia (SLO) o o o o xxx 1.90 q
13 B Tatiana Gusin  Greece (GRE) xo xo o xxx 1.90 SB
14 B Marija Vuković  Montenegro (MNE) o o xo xxx 1.90
15 A Maja Nilsson  Sweden (SWE) o o o xxo xxx 1.90
15 A Yuliya Levchenko  Ukraine (UKR) o o xxo xxx 1.90
17 A Rachel McCoy  United States (USA) o xo xo xxo xxx 1.90 SB
18 B Ella Junnila  Finland (FIN) o o xxx 1.86
18 B Vashti Cunningham  United States (USA) o xxx 1.86
20 A Kristina Ovchinnikova  Kazakhstan (KAZ) xo o o xxx 1.86
21 A Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch  Germany (GER) o o xo xxx 1.86 SB
21 A Sini Lällä  Finland (FIN) o o xo xxx 1.86
21 A Urtė Baikštytė  Lithuania (LTU) o o xo xxx 1.86
21 B Heta Tuuri  Finland (FIN) o o xo xxx 1.86
25 B Emily Borthwick  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o xo xxx 1.81
25 B Rachel Glenn  United States (USA) xo xxx 1.81
27 A Laura Zialor  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) xo xo xxx 1.81
28 A Lu Jiawen  China (CHN) o xxx 1.75
28 B Jennifer Rodríguez  Colombia (COL) o xxx 1.75
A Morgan Lake  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) DNS

Final

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The final took place on 19 July at 17:40.[5]

Rank Name Nationality 1.84 1.89 1.93 1.96 1.98 2.00 2.02 2.04 Mark Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eleanor Patterson  Australia (AUS) o o o o xxo xo o xxx 2.02 =AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yaroslava Mahuchikh  Ukraine (UKR) o o o o xo xo xxx 2.02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elena Vallortigara  Italy (ITA) o o o o o o xxx 2.00 SB
4 Iryna Herashchenko  Ukraine (UKR) o o o xo o xo xxx 2.00 PB
5 Safina Sadullayeva  Uzbekistan (UZB) o o o x- xx 1.96 PB
5 Nicola Olyslagers  Australia (AUS) o o o o xxx 1.96 SB
7 Karmen Bruus  Estonia (EST) o xo xo xo xxx 1.96 =NR, =WU18B
8 Nadezhda Dubovitskaya  Kazakhstan (KAZ) o xxo xxo xo xxx 1.96
9 Lamara Distin  Jamaica (JAM) o o o xxx 1.93
10 Daniela Stanciu  Romania (ROM) xo o xxo xxx 1.93 SB
11 Kimberly Williamson  Jamaica (JAM) o o xxx 1.89
12 Lia Apostolovski  Slovenia (SLO) o xo xxx 1.89

References

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  1. ^ Timetable
  2. ^ "High Jump Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitions Entry Standards 2022 – IAAF World Championships – PDF title, Qualification Standards for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022" (PDF). iaaf.org. 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ Qualification start list
  5. ^ Final Results