1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 17 and 18 July.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Karen Scholz
  East Germany
Silver Alina Astafei
  Romania
Bronze Yelena Obukhova
  Soviet Union

Results edit

Final edit

18 July

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Karen Scholz   East Germany 1.92
  Alina Astafei   Romania 1.90
  Yelena Obukhova   Soviet Union 1.88
4 Jayne Barnetson   United Kingdom 1.86
5 Niki Bakogianni   Greece 1.83
6 Gai Kapernick   Australia 1.80
7 Liu Qian   China 1.80
8 Leah Cranston   Australia 1.80
9 Debbie Marti   United Kingdom 1.75
Holly Kelly   United States 1.75
Amra Temim   Yugoslavia 1.75
12 Rosanela Gogi   Bulgaria 1.75

Qualifications edit

17 Jul

Group A edit

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Gai Kapernick   Australia 1.82 Q
Debbie Marti   United Kingdom 1.82 Q
Yelena Obukhova   Soviet Union 1.82 Q
4 Amra Temim   Yugoslavia 1.80 q
5 Karen Didonato   United States 1.74
6 Fernanda Mosquera   Colombia 1.70
Athiná Hristodoúlou   Greece 1.70
Ayako Isomoto   Japan 1.70
Michelle Alleyne   Trinidad and Tobago 1.70
10 Nicola Springer   Barbados 1.65
Maribel Rodríguez   Dominican Republic 1.65
Guðbjörg Lilja Svansdóttir   Iceland 1.65
13 Suzie Tanefo   Cameroon 1.50

Group B edit

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Liu Qian   China 1.82 Q
Jayne Barnetson   United Kingdom 1.82 Q
Karen Scholz   East Germany 1.82 Q
Alina Astafei   Romania 1.82 Q
5 Rosanela Gogi   Bulgaria 1.80 q
Holly Kelly   United States 1.80 q
7 Leah Cranston   Australia 1.78 q
Niki Bakogianni   Greece 1.78 q
9 Leanne Madill   Canada 1.74
Judit Kovács   Hungary 1.74
Tracy Phillips   New Zealand 1.74
Olga Bolshova   Soviet Union 1.74
13 Brigitte Pöck   Austria 1.70

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015