| Women's high jump at the 2022 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hayward Field | |||||||||
| Dates | 16 July (qualification) 19 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning height | 2.02 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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
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+1⁄2 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
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nicola McDermott (AUS) |
2.02 m | Tokyo, Japan | 7 August 2021 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.96 m.[3]
Schedule
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
Qualification
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
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
- ↑ Timetable
- ↑ "High Jump Women − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Qualification start list
- ↑ Final Results