2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump explained

Event:	Women's high jump
Competition:	2017 World Championships
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Dates:	10 August (qualification) 12 August (final)
Competitors:	30
Nations:	22
Win Label:	Winning height
Win Value:	2.03
Gold:	Mariya Lasitskene
Goldnoc:	ANA
Silver:	Yuliya Levchenko
Silvernoc:	UKR
Bronze:	Kamila Lićwinko
Bronzenoc:	POL
Prev:	2015
Next:	2019

The women's high jump competition at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on .^[1]

Summary

In the final, three were perfect to 1.95 metres, 2017 number one Mariya Lasitskene, competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete, Yuliya Levchenko (UKR) and Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (GER). 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 (POL) 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:^[2]

Record		Athlete		Date	Location
World	2.09	Stefka Kostadinova		30 Aug 1987	Rome, Italy
Championship	2.09	Stefka Kostadinova		30 Aug 1987	Rome, Italy
World leading	2.06	Maria Lasitskene	Russian Federation	6 Jul 2017	Lausanne, Switzerland
African	2.06	Hestrie Cloete		31 Aug 2003	Paris, France
Asian	1.99	Marina Aitova	Kazakhstan	13 Jul 2009	Athens, Greece
NACAC	2.05	Chaunté Howard Lowe	United States	26 Jun 2010	Des Moines, United States
South American	1.96	Solange Witteveen		8 Sep 1997	Oristano, Italy
European	2.09	Stefka Kostadinova			Rome, Italy
Oceanian	1.98	Vanessa Browne-Ward	Australia	12 Feb 1989	Perth, Australia
		Alison Inverarity	Australia	17 Jul 1994	Ingolstadt, Germany

No records were set at the competition.^[3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.94 metres.^[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:^[5]

Date	Time	Round
10 August	19:10	Qualification
12 August	19:05	Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 10 August, in two groups, both starting at 19:10.^[6] Athletes attaining a mark of 1.94 metres ( 

Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:^[7]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.80	1.85	1.89	1.92	Mark	Notes
1	B			–	o	o	o	1.92
	B			o	o	o	o
	B			–	o	o	o
4	A			o	o	xo	o
	A			–	o	xo	o
6	A			o	o	o	xo
	B			o	o	o	xo		,
	B			o	o	o	xo
	A			o	o	o	xo
10	B			o	o	xo	xo
11	B			o	o	o	xxo
	A			o	o	o	xxo
13	B			o	o	o	xxx	1.89
	B			o	o	o	xxx
	A			o	o	o	xxx
16	A			o	xo	o	xxx
17	A			o	xxo	o	xxx
18	B			o	o	xo	xxx
19	B			o	o	xxo	xxx
20	A			o	xxo	xxo	xxx
21	B			o	o	xxx		1.85
	A			o	o	xxx
	B			o	o	xxx
	A			o	o	xxx
25	A			o	xo	xxx
26	A			xo	xxo	xxx
27	B			o	xxx			1.80
28	A			xo	xxx
29	B			xxo	xxx
	A			xxx

Final

The final took place on 12 August at 19:05. The results were as follows:^[8]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.84	1.88	1.92	1.95	1.97	1.99	2.01	2.03	2.08	Mark	Notes
			o	o	o	o	o	x-	o	o	xxx	2.03
			o	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx		2.01
			o	o	xo	xo	xxo	o	xx-	x		1.99
			o	o	o	o	xxx					1.95
			o	o	xo	o	xxx
			o	o	o	xo	xxx
			o	o	o	xxx						1.92
			o	o	o	xxx
			-	xo	o	xxx
10			o	o	xxo	xxx
11			o	xo	xxo	xxx
12			o	o	xxx							1.88

Notes and References

1. https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-HJ-W-q----.SL2.pdf Start list
2. Web site: High Jump Women – Records . IAAF. 1 August 2017.
3. Web site: Records Set - Final. IAAF. 14 August 2017.
4. Web site: Qualification System and Entry Standards. IAAF. 9 August 2017.
5. Web site: High Jump Women − Timetable. IAAF. 9 August 2017.
6. Web site: High Jump Women − Qualification − Results. IAAF. 9 Aug 2017.
7. Web site: High Jump Women − Qualification − Summary. IAAF. 9 Aug 2017.
8. Web site: High Jump Women − Final − Results. IAAF. 9 Aug 2017.