2021 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's high jump explained

Event:	Women's high jump
Competition:	2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Ratina Stadium
Dates:	20 August (qualification) 22 August (final)
Competitors:	17
Nations:	12
Win Label:	Winning height
Win Value:	1.91 m
Gold:	Natalya Spiridonova
Goldnoc:	ANA
Silver:	Marithé-Thérèse Engondo
Silvernoc:	SUI
Bronze:	Styliana Ioannidou
Bronzenoc:	CYP
Prev:	2018
Next:	2022

The women's high jump at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Kasarani Stadium on 20 and 22 August.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
World U20 Record		2.01	Moscow, Soviet Union	7 July 1986
			Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	18 June 1989
Championship Record		2.00	Sudbury, Canada	29 July 1988
World U20 Leading		1.94	Cheboksary, Russia	26 June 2021

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 20 August, in two groups, both starting at 10:15. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 1.85 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.64	1.69	1.74	1.78	Result	Note
1	B			–	o	o	o	1.78
	B			–	–	–	o	1.78
	A			–	o	o	o	1.78
	A			–	–	o	o	1.78
	A			–	o	o	o	1.78
	A			o	o	o	o	1.78
7	B			–	–	xo	o	1.78
	B			–	xo	o	o	1.78
9	B			o	o	o	xo	1.78
	B			–	o	o	xo	1.78
11	B			–	o	xo	xo	1.78
12	A			o	o	o	xxx	1.74
	A			–	o	o	xxx	1.74
14	A			–	o	xo	xxx	1.74
15	B			–	o	xxo	xxx	1.74
	A			–	o	xxo	xxx	1.74
17	A			o	xxx			1.64

Final

The final was held on 22 August at 15:25.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.87	1.89	1.91	1.93	1.94	Result	Note
			o	o	xxo	xo	xxo	o	x-	xx	1.91
	Marithé-Thérèse Engondo		o	xo	o	xo	o	x-	xx		1.89
			o	o	o	o	xxx				1.87
4			o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx				1.87
5			o	o	o	xxx					1.84
6			o	xo	o	xxx					1.84
7			xo	xxo	o	xxx					1.84
8			o	xo	xo	xxx					1.84
9			o	o	xxx						1.80
			o	o	xxx						1.80
11			xo	xxo	xxx						1.80
12			xo	xxx							1.75
			xo	xxx							1.75

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi Timetable. 20 August 2021. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: High Jump Women – Qualification – Results. World Athletics. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.
3. Web site: High Jump Women – Qualification – Summary. World Athletics. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.
4. Web site: High Jump Women − Final − Results. World Athletics. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021.