Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump explained

Event:	Women's high jump
Games:	1992 Summer
Dates:	(qualification) (final)
Venues:	Estadi Olimpíc de Montjuïc
Competitors:	41
Nations:	27
Win Label:	Winning height
Win Value:	2.02
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Heike Henkel
Goldnoc:	GER
Silver:	Galina Astafei
Silvernoc:	ROM
Bronze:	Ioamnet Quintero
Bronzenoc:	CUB
Prev:	1988
Next:	1996

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes and one non starter. The qualification mark was set at 1.92 metres.^[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

World Record	2.09	Stefka Kostadinova	Rome (ITA)	August 30, 1987
Olympic Record	2.03	Louise Ritter	Seoul (KOR)	September 30, 1988

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.60	1.65	1.70	1.75	1.79	1.83	1.86	1.88	1.90	1.92	Result	Notes
1	A			–	–	–	–	–	o	o	–	o	o	1.92	Q
1	B			–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	–	o	1.92	Q
1	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	1.92	Q
4	A			–	–	–	–	xo	o	o	o	o	o	1.92	Q
4	B			–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	xo	o	1.92	Q
6	A			–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	xo	o	o	1.92	Q
6	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	xxo	o	1.92	Q
8	A			–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	xo	o	1.92	Q
8	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	o	1.92	Q
10	A			–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xo	1.92	Q
10	B			–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xo	1.92	Q
12	A			–	–	–	o	–	xo	o	o	o	xo	1.92	Q
13	A			–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xo	1.92	Q
14	A			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxo	1.92	Q
15	B			–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxo	1.92	Q
16	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxo	1.92	Q
17	B			–	–	–	–	o	o	o	–	o	xxx	1.90
17	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	1.90
19	B			–	–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	o	xxx	1.90
20	B			–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx	1.90
21	A			–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	1.90
22	B			–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx	1.90
23	A			–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxx		1.88
24	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx		1.88
25	A			–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx		1.88
25	A			–	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx		1.88
27	B			–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx		1.88
28	A			–	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxx			1.86
29	B			–	–	–	–	xo	o	o	xxx			1.86
30	A			–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx			1.86
31	A			–	–	xo	o	o	o	xxo	xxx			1.86
32	A			–	–	–	–	xo	o	xxx				1.83
33	A			–	–	xo	o	xo	o	xxx				1.83
34	B			–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxx				1.83
34	B			–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx				1.83
36	B			–	–	–	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.83
37	A			–	–	o	o	o	xxx					1.79
38	A			–	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx					1.79
39	A			o	o	o	o	xxx						1.75
40	B			–	–	xo	xxo	xxx						1.75
41	B			–	o	o	xxx							1.70
	A

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.78	1.83	1.88	1.91	1.94	1.97	2.00	2.02	2.06	Result	Notes
			–	–	–	o	–	xxo	o	o	xxx	2.02
			o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx		2.00
			o	–	o	o	xo	xo	xx-	x		1.97
			–	–	o	o	o	xxx				1.94
			–	o	o	xo	o	xxx				1.94
			–	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx				1.94
			o	o	xo	o	xxx					1.91
			–	o	xxo	o	xxx					1.91
			o	o	o	xxo	xxx					1.91
10			–	o	o	xxx						1.88
11			o	o	xo	xxx						1.88
11			o	o	xo	xxx						1.88
13			o	o	xxx							1.83
13			o	o	xxx							1.83
15			xo	o	xxx							1.83
16			–	xo	xxx							1.83

See also

• National champions high jump (women)
• 1990 Women's European Championships High Jump (Split)
• 1991 Women's World Championships High Jump (Tokyo)
• 1993 Women's World Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)
• 1994 Women's European Championships High Jump (Helsinki)

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's High Jump . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174256/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/womens-high-jump.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.