1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump explained

The women's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Stefka Kostadinova	Inha Babakova	Hanne Haugland

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	1.75	1.80	1.85	1.90	1.93	1.95	Result	Notes
1	A			–	–	o	o	o	xo	1.95	Q
2	A			–	–	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
2	A			–	o	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
2	B			–	–	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
2	B			–	o	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
6	B			–	o	o	xo	o	–	1.93	q
7	B			–	o	xxo	o	o	–	1.93	q
8	A			–	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx	1.93	q
8	A			–	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	1.93	q
8	B			–	o	o	xo	xxo	–	1.93	q
11	B			–	o	o	xxo	xxo	–	1.93	q
12	A			–	o	xo	o	xxx		1.90	q
12	B			xo	o	o	o	xxx		1.90	q
14	A			o	o	xxo	o	xxx		1.90
15	B			–	o	o	xo	xxx		1.90
16	B			–	o	xo	xxo	xxx		1.90	NR
17	A			o	o	o	xxx			1.85	SB
17	B			–	o	o	xxx			1.85
19	A			–	o	xo	xxx			1.85
20	A			–	xo	xo	xxx			1.85
21	A			o	o	xxx				1.80
21	A			–	o	xxx				1.80
21	A			o	o	xxx				1.80
21	B			o	o	xxx				1.80
25	B			o	xo	xxx				1.80

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.85	1.90	1.95	1.98	2.00	2.02	2.08	Result	Notes
			o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	2.02	WL
			o	o	o	o	o	xxx		2.00	NR
			o	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx		2.00	NR
			o	o	o	xxx				1.95	SB
			xo	o	o	xxx				1.95	SB
			o	o	xo	xxx				1.95	NR
			o	o	xxo	xxx				1.95	SB
			o	xo	xxo	xxx				1.95	NR
			o	o	xxx					1.90
			o	o	xxx					1.90
			o	o	xxx					1.90
12			xo	o	xxx					1.90
13			o	xxx						1.85

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819043446/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/hj/rq.html Qualification results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044119/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/hj/rf.html Final results