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A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Stefka Kostadinova's high jump world record of 2.08 m set on 31 May 1986. The first world record in the women's high jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922.
The championship records for the event are 2.41 m for men, set by Bohdan Bondarenko in 2013, and 2.09 m for women, set by Stefka Kostadinova in 1987. Additionally, Kostadinova's championship record jump of 2.09 m was also the only time the world record has been broken at the World Athletics Championships.
(Top) 1 Australia. 2 Belarus. 3 Belgium. 4 Bulgaria. 5 Canada. 6 ... Below a list of all national champions in the women's high jump event in track and field from ...
Standing records prior to the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships World record Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.08: Arnstadt, Germany: 4 February 2006 Championship record Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.05: Indianapolis, United States: 8 March 1987 World Leading Maria Kuchina (RUS) 2.01: Stockholm, Sweden: 6 February 2014 African record Hestrie Cloete (RSA ...
Stefka Kostadinova came into the competition as the world record holder at 2.08m and favorite, but it was not going to be uncontested. Soviet Tamara Bykova was the defending champion and the woman Kostadinova replaced as world record holder, her Bulgarian teammate, Lyudmila Andonova was also a finalist, though she was untested following a 2-year doping suspension.
Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships World record Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.08: Arnstadt, Germany: 4 February 2006 Championship record Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.05: Indianapolis, United States: 8 March 1987 World Leading Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.06: Arnstadt, Germany 6 February 2010 African record Hestrie Cloete (RSA ...
Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships World indoor record Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.08: Arnstadt, Germany: 4 February 2006 Championship record Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.05: Indianapolis, United States: 8 March 1987 World Leading Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) 2.04: Volgograd, Russia: 27 January 2018
Women's high jump at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 10 August (qualification) 12 August (final) Competitors 30 from 22 nations Winning height 2.03 Medalists Mariya Lasitskene Authorised Neutral Athletes Yuliya Levchenko Ukraine Kamila Lićwinko Poland ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships Track events 100 m men women ...