1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump explained

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Tamara Bykova Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany (FRG)
Bronze	Louise Ritter United States (USA)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
07.08.1983  - ??:??h	07.08.1983  - ??:??h
Final Round
09.08.1983  - ??:??h

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
		2.02 m	September 8, 1982
	New event

Results

Qualifying round

• Held on Qualification Sunday 1983-08-07

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.50	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.87	1.90	Result	Notes
1	A										1.90	Q
1	A										1.90	Q
1	A										1.90	Q
4	A										1.90	Q
5	A										1.87	q
6	A										1.87	q
6	A										1.87	q
8	A										1.87	q
9	A			–	–	o	o	o	xr		1.84
10	A										1.84
11	A										1.84
11	A										1.84
13	A										1.80
13	A										1.80
15	A										1.80
16	A										1.50
1	B										1.90	Q
2	B										1.90	Q
3	B										1.90	Q
4	B										1.90	Q
5	B										1.87	q
6	B										1.87	q
7	B										1.87	q
8	B										1.87	q
8	B										1.87	q
8	B										1.87	q
11	B										1.84
12	B										1.80
13	B										1.80
14	B										1.80
15	B										1.75
16	B										1.70
17	B										1.70

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.92	1.95	1.97	1.99	2.01	2.03	Result	Notes
			–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx	2.01
			–	o	o	o	o	xo	xo	o	x–	xx	1.99
			–	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx				1.95
			–	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx				1.95
			–	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxx					1.95
			–	o	o	o	xxx						1.88
			–	o	o	xo	xxx						1.88
			o	o	xo	xo	xxx						1.88
			o	o	xxo	xxo	xxx						1.88
10			–	o	o	xxx							1.84
11			–	o	o	xxx							1.84
12			–	xo	o	xxx							1.84
12			o	xo	o	xxx							1.84
12			o	xo	o	xxx							1.84
15			xo	o	xo	xxx							1.84
16			o	xxo	xxo	xxx							1.84
17			–	o	xxx								1.80
18			o	xo	xxx								1.80

See also

• National champions high jump (women)
• 1980 Women's Olympic High Jump (Moscow)
• 1982 Women's European Championships High Jump (Athens)
• 1984 Women's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
• 1984 Women's Friendship Games High Jump (Prague)
• 1986 Women's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)

References

• Results
• IAAF Results
• L'Athletisme (September 1983, p58)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detailed results . . 24 March 2019.