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.

Summary

In the final, three were perfect to 1.95 metres, 2017 number one Mariya Lasitskene, competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete, Yuliya Levchenko and Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch. 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 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

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World2.09Stefka Kostadinova30 Aug 1987Rome, Italy
Championship2.09Stefka Kostadinova30 Aug 1987Rome, Italy
World leading2.06Maria Lasitskene6 Jul 2017Lausanne, Switzerland
African2.06Hestrie Cloete31 Aug 2003Paris, France
Asian1.99Marina Aitova13 Jul 2009Athens, Greece
NACAC2.05Chaunté Howard Lowe26 Jun 2010Des Moines, United States
South American1.96Solange Witteveen8 Sep 1997Oristano, Italy
European2.09Stefka KostadinovaRome, Italy
Oceanian1.98Vanessa Browne-Ward12 Feb 1989Perth, Australia
Oceanian1.98Alison Inverarity17 Jul 1994Ingolstadt, Germany

No records were set at the competition.

[|Qualification] standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.94 metres.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, is as follows:
DateTimeRound
10 August19:10Qualification
12 August19:05Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 10 August, in two groups, both starting at 19:10. Athletes attaining a mark of 1.94 metres or at least the 12 best performers qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
RankGroupNameNationality1.801.851.891.92MarkNotes
1BMariya Lasitskene–ooo1.92
1BYuliya Levchenkooooo1.92
1BKamila Lićwinko–ooo1.92
4AKatarina Johnson-Thompsonooxoo1.92
4AInika McPherson–oxoo1.92
6AVashti Cunninghamoooxo1.92
6BMirela Demirevaoooxo1.92,
6BMorgan Lakeoooxo1.92
6AAirinė Palšytėoooxo1.92
10BMichaela Hrubáooxoxo1.92
11BRuth Beitiaoooxxo1.92
11AMarie-Laurence Jungfleischoooxxo1.92
13BMaruša Černjuloooxxx1.89
13BIryna Herashchenkooooxxx1.89
13ALevern Spenceroooxxx1.89
16AIrina Gordeevaoxooxxx1.89
17AKimberly Williamsonoxxooxxx1.89
18BSofie Skoogooxoxxx1.89
19BAlessia Trostooxxoxxx1.89
20AOksana Okunevaoxxoxxoxxx1.89
21BNadiya Dusanovaooxxx1.85
21AErika Kinseyooxxx1.85
21BAlyxandria Treasureooxxx1.85
21AMarija Vukovićooxxx1.85
25AAna Šimićoxoxxx1.85
26ATatiana Gousinxoxxoxxx1.85
27BElizabeth Pattersonoxxx1.80
28AErika Furlanixoxxx1.80
29BLinda Sandblomxxoxxx1.80
ANicola McDermottxxx

Final

The final took place on 12 August at 19:05. The results were as follows:
RankNameNationality1.841.881.921.951.971.992.012.032.08MarkNotes
Mariya Lasitskeneooooox-ooxxx2.03
Yuliya Levchenkoooooooxoxxx2.01
Kamila Lićwinkoooxoxoxxooxx-x1.99
Marie-Laurence Jungfleischooooxxx1.95
Katarina Johnson-Thompsonooxooxxx1.95
Morgan Lakeoooxoxxx1.95
Airinė Palšytėoooxxx1.92
Mirela Demirevaoooxxx1.92
Inika McPherson-xooxxx1.92
10Vashti Cunninghamooxxoxxx1.92
11Michaela Hrubáoxoxxoxxx1.92
12Ruth Beitiaooxxx1.88