2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

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]

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
← 2019
2023 →

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
  Eleanor Patterson   Australia (AUS) o o o o xxo xo o xxx 2.02 =AR
  Yaroslava Mahuchikh   Ukraine (UKR) o o o o xo xo xxx 2.02
  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