2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump competition at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10–12 August.[1]

Women's high jump
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates10 August (qualification)
12 August (final)
Competitors30 from 22 nations
Winning height2.03
Medalists
gold medal    Authorised Neutral Athletes
silver medal    Ukraine
bronze medal    Poland
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Summary

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In the final, three were perfect to 1.95 metres, 2017 number one Mariya Lasitskene, competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete, Yuliya Levchenko (UKR) and Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (GER). Three others made it over 1.95 metres to stay in the competition. At 1.97 metres, both Lasitskene and Levchenko remained perfect. On her final attempt Kamila Lićwinko (POL) made it to define the medalists. Lićwinko mixed up the order by jumping 1.99 metres on her first attempt. Levchenko remained perfect to hold the lead, but when Lasitskene missed her first attempt, she dropped to third. Strategically passing to 2.01 metres, Lasitskene cleared it on her first attempt after Lićwinko had missed, to move into silver medal position. That turned into gold after Levchenko missed her first attempt. Lićwinko missed her second attempt and dropped to bronze when Levchenko made hers. Lićwinko passed for one heroic jump at 2.03 metres for the win. She missed, Lasitskene made it, then Levchenko missed three in a row to end the competition. Lasitskene took three shots at 2.08 metres.

Lasitskene was the first Authorised Neutral Athlete to win a gold medal. For the medal ceremony, the IAAF anthem was played as a substitute.

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 2.09 Stefka Kostadinova   BUL 30 Aug 1987 Rome, Italy
Championship 2.09 Stefka Kostadinova   BUL 30 Aug 1987 Rome, Italy
World leading 2.06 Maria Lasitskene   RUS 6 Jul 2017 Lausanne, Switzerland
African 2.06 Hestrie Cloete   RSA 31 Aug 2003 Paris, France
Asian 1.99 Marina Aitova   KAZ 13 Jul 2009 Athens, Greece
NACAC 2.05 Chaunté Howard Lowe   USA 26 Jun 2010 Des Moines, United States
South American 1.96 Solange Witteveen   ARG 8 Sep 1997 Oristano, Italy
European 2.09 Stefka Kostadinova   BUL 30 Aug 1987 Rome, Italy
Oceanian 1.98 Vanessa Browne-Ward   AUS 12 Feb 1989 Perth, Australia
Alison Inverarity   AUS 17 Jul 1994 Ingolstadt, Germany

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.94 metres.[4]

Schedule

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The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
10 August 19:10 Qualification
12 August 19:05 Final

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification round took place on 10 August, in two groups, both starting at 19:10.[6] Athletes attaining a mark of 1.94 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality 1.80 1.85 1.89 1.92 Mark Notes
1 B Mariya Lasitskene   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) o o o 1.92 q
B Yuliya Levchenko   Ukraine (UKR) o o o o q
B Kamila Lićwinko   Poland (POL) o o o q
4 A Katarina Johnson-Thompson   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o o xo o q
A Inika McPherson   United States (USA) o xo o q
6 A Vashti Cunningham   United States (USA) o o o xo q
B Mirela Demireva   Bulgaria (BUL) o o o xo q, SB
B Morgan Lake   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o o o xo q
A Airinė Palšytė   Lithuania (LTU) o o o xo q
10 B Michaela Hrubá   Czech Republic (CZE) o o xo xo q
11 B Ruth Beitia   Spain (ESP) o o o xxo q
A Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch   Germany (GER) o o o xxo q
13 B Maruša Černjul   Slovenia (SLO) o o o xxx 1.89
B Iryna Herashchenko   Ukraine (UKR) o o o xxx
A Levern Spencer   Saint Lucia (LCA) o o o xxx
16 A Irina Gordeeva   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) o xo o xxx
17 A Kimberly Williamson   Jamaica (JAM) o xxo o xxx
18 B Sofie Skoog   Sweden (SWE) o o xo xxx
19 B Alessia Trost   Italy (ITA) o o xxo xxx
20 A Oksana Okuneva   Ukraine (UKR) o xxo xxo xxx
21 B Nadiya Dusanova   Uzbekistan (UZB) o o xxx 1.85
A Erika Kinsey   Sweden (SWE) o o xxx
B Alyxandria Treasure   Canada (CAN) o o xxx
A Marija Vuković   Montenegro (MNE) o o xxx
25 A Ana Šimić   Croatia (CRO) o xo xxx
26 A Tatiana Gousin   Greece (GRE) xo xxo xxx
27 B Elizabeth Patterson   United States (USA) o xxx 1.80
28 A Erika Furlani   Italy (ITA) xo xxx
29 B Linda Sandblom   Finland (FIN) xxo xxx
A Nicola McDermott   Australia (AUS) xxx NH

Final

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The final took place on 12 August at 19:05. The results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality 1.84 1.88 1.92 1.95 1.97 1.99 2.01 2.03 2.08 Mark Notes
  Mariya Lasitskene   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) o o o o o x- o o xxx 2.03
  Yuliya Levchenko   Ukraine (UKR) o o o o o o xo xxx 2.01 PB
  Kamila Lićwinko   Poland (POL) o o xo xo xxo o xx- x 1.99 SB
4 Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch   Germany (GER) o o o o xxx 1.95
5 Katarina Johnson-Thompson   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o o xo o xxx SB
6 Morgan Lake   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o o o xo xxx
7 Airinė Palšytė   Lithuania (LTU) o o o xxx 1.92
Mirela Demireva   Bulgaria (BUL) o o o xxx SB
9 Inika McPherson   United States (USA) - xo o xxx
10 Vashti Cunningham   United States (USA) o o xxo xxx
11 Michaela Hrubá   Czech Republic (CZE) o xo xxo xxx
12 Ruth Beitia   Spain (ESP) o o xxx 1.88

References

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  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "High Jump Women – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "High Jump Women − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "High Jump Women − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "High Jump Women − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "High Jump Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.