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References. Women's high jump world record progression. 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.
Yuliya Andriyivna Levchenko or Yuliia Andriivna Levchenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Андріївна Левченко; pronounced [ˈjulija ˈleu̯tʃenko]; born 28 November 1997 [1] is a Ukrainian high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Indoors at European level, Levchenko claimed bronze in 2017 and ...
The Olympic records for the event are 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) for men, set by Charles Austin in 1996, and 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) for women, set by Yelena Slesarenko in 2004. Gerd Wessig is the only man to have set a world record in the Olympic high jump, having done so in 1980 with a mark of 2.36 m (7 ft 83⁄4 in).
The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m ( 8 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.
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 ...
Heptathlon. women. Decathlon. men. v. t. e. The women's high jump at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 27 to 30 September 2019. [1]
Yaroslava Mahuchikh. Yaroslava Oleksiivna Mahuchikh (Ukrainian: Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; pronounced [jarosˈɫawa maˈɦutʃix]; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper and women's high jump world record holder. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Championships and 2022 World ...
3 August 1996. World Leading. Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.04. Arnstadt, Germany. 7 February 2004. The following records were established during the competition: Date. Event.