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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.
Video on YouTube Official video. These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy.There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 30, 1987.
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 ] Summary
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.
TOKYO — Vashti Cunningham finished tied for sixth in the Olympic women's high jump, clearing 1.96 meters (6 feet, 4.3 inches) and failing to clear 1.98 meters. ... one of only 33 women in ...
The women's high jump event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place ... Earlier in her career Vlašić made 2.00 routine and was attempting the world record of 2.10 on ...
1 Women 35. 2 Women 40. 3 Women 45. 4 Women 50. 5 Women 55. 6 Women 60. ... This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics ...