1991 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 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991.

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The winning margin was 7 cm which as of 2024 is the greatest winning margin in the women's high jump at these championships.

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
29.08.1991 10:20h29.08.1991 10:20h
Final Round
31.08.1991 16:00h

Results

Qualifying round

RankGroupNameNationality1.701.751.791.831.861.881.90ResultNotes
1A Alison Inverarity Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1.90q
2A Yelena Yelesina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1.88q
3A Tamara Bykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1.88q
4A Šárka Nováková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1.88q
5A Heike Balck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1.88q
6A Svetlana Leseva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.86
7A Yolanda Henry Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1.83
7A Donata Jancewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1.83
7A Megumi Sato Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.83
10A Tisha Waller Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1.83
11A Lucienne N'Da Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1.79
12A Venelina Veneva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.79
13A Þórdís Gísladóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1.79
14A Leslie Estwick Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1.75
1B Heike Henkel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1.90q
1B Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1.90q
1B Inha Babakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1.90q
4B Birgit Kähler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1.90q
5B Beata Hołub Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1.90q
6B Vanessa Ward Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1.88q
7B Judit Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1.88q
8B Orlane Maria dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1.86
9B Debbie Marti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1.86
10B Sue Rembao Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1.86
11B Tania Murray-Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1.79
12B Jana Brenkusová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1.79
13B Sigrid Kirchmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.75
14B Margarida Moreno Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1.70
B Vermilita Phillip Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis NM

Final

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RankNameNationality1.841.871.901.931.961.982.002.022.052.07ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Heike Henkel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ooooooxxx2.05
Silver medal icon.svg Yelena Yelesina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union oooooxoxx-x1.98
Bronze medal icon.svg Inha Babakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union oooooxxx1.96
4 Beata Hołub Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ooxoxxoxoxxx1.96
5 Birgit Kähler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ooooxxx1.93
6 Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria oxoooxxx1.93
7 Tamara Bykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ooxoxxoxxx1.93
8 Judit Kovács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary oooxxx1.90
9 Šárka Nováková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1.90
10 Vanessa Ward Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1.90
11 Alison Inverarity Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1.87
12 Heike Balck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1.84

See also

References

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