1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

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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.

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Summary

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.

By 2.02m the rest of the competition had topped out, the last being Susanne Beyer clearing 1.99m, Bykova and Kostadinova still having a clean round. Jumping first, Bykova continued clean at 2.04m, but Kostadinova took three tries to stay alive in the competition, putting Bykova in the driver's seat. After Bykova missed a second time at 2.06m, Kostadinova cleared, taking the lead. Bykova passed to take a heroic attempt to equal the world record, 3 cm over her personal best, her only chance for the win. Bykova missed and the medals were settled.

Having nothing to gain from equalling her own world record, Kostadinova passed to 2.09 m (6 ft 10+14 in). On her second attempt, she went over. Kostadinova's world record has stood until July 2024.

Medalists

Gold Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Stefka Kostadinova
Bulgaria (BUL)
Silver Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Bykova
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Flag of East Germany.svg Susanne Beyer
East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
29.08.1987  ??:??h29.08.1987  ??:??h
Final Round
30.08.1987 16:30h

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.08 mMay 31, 1986 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Sofia, Bulgaria
Event Record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Bykova  (URS)2.01 mAugust 9, 1983 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Broken records during the 1987 World Athletics Championships
World Record Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.09 mAugust 30, 1987 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
Event Record

Results

Qualifying round

RankGroupNameNationality1.801.851.881.91ResultNotes
1A Heike Redetzky Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1.91q
1A Lyudmila Avdeyenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1.91q
1A Coleen Sommer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1.91q
1A Silvia Costa Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1.91q
1A Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.91q
1A Madely Beaugendre Flag of France.svg  France 1.91q
7A Amra Temim Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1.88
7A Ni Xiuling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1.88
7A Kim Hee-sun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1.88
7A Galina Astafei Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1.88
11A Alessandra Bonfiglioli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1.85
A Sigrid Kirchmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria NM
1A Louise Ritter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1.91q
1A Susanne Beyer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1.91q
1A Lyudmila Andonova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1.91q
1A Svetlana Isaeva-Leseva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1.91q
1A Tamara Bykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1.91q
1A Larisa Kositsyna Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1.91q
7A Megumi Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.88
7A Christine Stanton Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1.88
9A Phyllis Bluntson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1.85
9A Hanne Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.85
11A Disa Gísladóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1.80
11A Orlane Maria dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 1.80

Final

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RankNameNationality1.801.851.901.931.961.992.022.042.062.082.09ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria oooooxxoxoxo2.09 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Tamara Bykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union oooooooxx–x2.04
Bronze medal icon.svg Susanne Beyer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany oooooxoxxx1.99
4 Silvia Costa Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba ooooxx-x1.96
5 Larisa Kositsyna Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ooxxooxx-x1.96
6 Heike Redetzky Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany oooxoxxx1.96
7 Svetlana Isaeva-Leseva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria oooxxx1.93
8 Lyudmila Avdeyenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union xoooxxx1.93
8 Louise Ritter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States oxooxxx1.93
10 Madely Beaugendre Flag of France.svg  France oooxoxxx1.93
11 Coleen Sommer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States oxox1.93
12 Lyudmila Andonova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria ooxxx1.85

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References

  1. "Detailed results" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 24 March 2019.