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The women's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 18 August and 20 August 2009.. Reigning champion Blanka Vlašić had spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons largely unbeaten, but high-profile losses in the Olympic high jump final and the 2008 IAAF Golden League final spelled the end for her lengthy winning streak.
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.
In women's pole vault final, the biggest surprise of the day was the Olympic champion and current world record holder, Yelena Isinbayeva, failing to clear any height. Anna Rogowska of Poland earned the gold with the result of 4.75m. Monika Pyrek and Chelsea Johnson shared second place with the result of 4.65m. As a result, for the first time in ...
Kim Collins, 100 m gold medallist at the 2003 World Championships. [8] (returned to competition in 2010) Stacy Dragila, Olympic gold medallist, two-time World Champion, and former world record holder in the pole vault. [9] Yulia Pechonkina, 2005 World Champion in the 400 m hurdles, and current world record holder. [10]
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.
High jump: 2.27 m Eugenio Rossi: 28 June 2015 Campionati di Società Caprino Veronese, Italy [4] Pole vault: 4.50 m Paolo Maiani: 1 July 1989 Imola, Italy Long jump: 7.25 m (+2.0 m/s) Luca Maccapani: 4 June 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe: Nicosia, Cyprus Triple jump: 14.71 m (+2.0 m/s) Federico Gorrieri: 3 June 2003 Games of the Small ...
The women's high jump event at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held on 10–12 July. Medalists. Gold: Silver: Bronze: Ariane Friedrich
A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Valeriy Brumel's high jump world record of 2.25 m set on 31 August 1961. The first world record in the men's high jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912. As of June, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 40 world records in the ...