Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump explained

Event:	Women's high jump
Games:	1996 Summer
Date:	1 August 1996 (qualifications) 3 August 1996 (finals)
Venue:	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Competitors:	31
Nations:	25
Win Label:	Winning height
Win Value:	2.05
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Stefka Kostadinova
Goldnoc:	BUL
Silver:	Niki Bakogianni
Silvernoc:	GRE
Bronze:	Inha Babakova
Bronzenoc:	UKR
Prev:	1992
Next:	2000

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two non-starters. The qualification round mark was set at 1.93 metres.^[1]

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.96 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.75	1.80	1.85	1.90	1.93	Result	Notes
	A			–	–	o	o	o	1.93	q
	A			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	A	Antonella Bevilacqua		–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	A			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	A			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	A			o	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	A			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	B			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	B			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	B			o	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
	B			–	o	o	o	o	1.93	q
11	B			–	o	o	o	xo	1.93	q
12	A			–	o	xo	o	xo	1.93	q
13	B			o	o	xo	xo	xxo	1.93	q
14	B			–	o	o	o	xxx	1.90
15	B			o	xo	o	o	xxx	1.90
16	B			–	xo	o	xo	xxx	1.90
17	B			–	o	o	xxo	xxx	1.90
18	A			o	xo	o	xxo	xxx	1.90
19	A			o	o	o	xxx		1.85
19	A			o	o	o	xxx		1.85
19	B			–	o	o	xxx		1.85
19	B			–	o	o	xxx		1.85
23	B			o	xo	o	xxx		1.85
24	B			o	o	xo	xxx		1.85
24	B			–	o	xo	xxx		1.85
26	A			o	xo	xxo	xxx		1.85
27	A			o	o	xxx			1.80
28	A			o	xxo	xxx			1.80
29	A			xxo	xxo	xxx			1.80
29	B			xxo	xxo	xxx			1.80
	B			–	–	xxx
	A
	A

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.80	1.85	1.90	1.93	1.96	1.99	2.01	2.03	2.05	2.10	Result	Notes
			–	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	2.05	OR
			o	o	xo	o	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx		2.03
			–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx			2.01
	Antonella Bevilacqua		o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx				1.99
			–	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx				1.99
			–	o	o	o	o	x–	xx				1.96
			–	o	o	o	o	x–	xx				1.96
			o	o	o	o	o	xxx					1.96
			–	o	xxo	xo	o	xxx					1.96
			o	o	o	o	xxx						1.93
			o	o	o	o	xxx						1.93
11			o	o	xo	xo	xxx						1.93
11			o	xo	o	xo	xxx						1.93
13			o	o	xo	xxo	xxx						1.93

* In May 1996, Antonella Bevilacqua twice tested positive for ephedrine which carried the penalty of a three-month ban. The IAAF decided to put the case to arbitration and allow her to compete in Atlanta, where she placed 4th. However, after the Olympics the IAAF decided she was guilty of a doping offence and annulled her results from May onwards, including her Olympic performance.

See also

• National champions high jump (women)
• 1995 Women's World Championships High Jump
• 1997 Women's World Championships High Jump

External links

• Official Report
• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's High Jump . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-high-jump.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.