2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's high jump explained

Event:	Women's high jump
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	4 August (qualification) 6 August (final)
Competitors:	19
Nations:	13
Win Label:	Winning height
Win Value:	1.95
Gold:	Karmen Bruus
Goldnoc:	EST
Silver:	Britt Weerman
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronzenoc:	SRB
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The women's high jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero on 4 and 6 August.^[1]

20 athletes from 13 countries were entered to the competition.^{[2] [3]} Since only two athletes per nation can compete in each event, the third entered athlete from Estonia, Liisa-Maria Lusti did not compete in high jump, but heptathlon instead, reduced the number of athletes to 19.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[4]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		2.01	Moscow, Soviet Union	30 September 2019
Championship Record		2.00	Sudbury, Canada	29 July 1988
World U20 Leading		1.96	Kruševac, Serbia	26 June 2022
			Eugene, USA	19 July 2022

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 4 August, in two groups, both starting at 16:12. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 1.85 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[5] [6]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.67	1.72	1.76	1.80	Mark	Notes
1	B	Angelina Topić		–	o	o	o	1.80
1	B	Britt Weerman		–	–	o	o	1.80
1	B	Elisabeth Pihela		–	–	o	o	1.80
1	A	Erin Shaw		–	o	o	o	1.80
1	A	Karmen Bruus		–	–	o	o	1.80
1	A	Mariia Alieinikova		–	o	o	o	1.80
1	A	Zorana Rokavec		o	o	o	o	1.80
8	B	Merel Maes		–	o	o	xo	1.80
8	B	Toby Stolberg		o	o	o	xo	1.80	,
8	A	Nina Borger		o	o	o	xo	1.80
11	B	Celia Rifaterra		o	xo	o	xxo	1.80
11	A	Emma Gates		o	xo	o	xxo	1.80
13	B	Veronika Kramarenko		–	o	o	xxx	1.76
14	A	Yorunn Ligneel		o	xo	o	xxx	1.76
15	B	Anna-Sophie Schmitt		o	o	xo	xxx	1.76
15	A	Federica Gabriela Apostol		o	o	xo	xxx	1.76
17	B	Arielly Kailayne Monteiro		o	o	xxo	xxx	1.76
18	A	Lāsma Zemīte		o	o	xxx		1.72
18	B	Styliana Ioannidou		o	o	xxx		1.72

Final

The final started at 15:35 on 6 August.^[7]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round									Mark	Notes
			1.70	1.75	1.80	1.85	1.88	1.91	1.93	1.95	1.97
			-	o	o	xo	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	1.95
			-	o	xo	o	o	o	o	xxx		1.93
			-	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx		1.93
4			-	o	o	o	xo	xxx				1.88
5			o	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx				1.88
6			-	xxo	o	xxx						1.80
7			o	xxo	xo	xxx						1.80
8			o	o	xxx							1.75
9			o	o	xxx							1.75
10			o	xxo	xxx							1.75
11			o	xxo	xxx							1.75
12			o	xxx								1.70

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
2. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
3. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: High Jump Women − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 2 August 2022.
5. Web site: High Jump Women – Qualification – Results. World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
6. Web site: High Jump Women – Qualification – Summary. World Athletics. 4 August 2022.
7. Web site: RESULTS High jump Women - Final. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 6 August 2022.