1997 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 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups on Friday August 8, and the final round held on Sunday August 10, 1997.

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Medalists

Gold Flag of Norway.svg Hanne Haugland
Norway (NOR)
Silver Flag of Russia.svg Olga Kaliturina
Russia (RUS)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Inga Babakova
Ukraine (UKR)

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.94 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality1.801.851.891.921.94ResultNotes
1A Alina Astafei Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oooo1.94Q
1A Hanne Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oooo1.94Q
1A Kajsa Bergqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden ooooo1.94Q
1A Hestrie Storbeck Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ooooo1.94Q
1B Yuliya Lyakhova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooooo1.94Q
6A Inga Babakova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine xoooo1.94Q
6A Olga Kaliturina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oooxoo1.94Q
6B Heike Balck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oooxoo1.94Q
9A Tatyana Motkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooxoxoo1.94Q
10B Britta Bilač Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia ooxooxo1.94Q
11A Pia Zinck Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark ooooxxo1.94Q, NR
11B Monica Iagăr-Dinescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania ooooxxo1.94Q
13B Antonella Bevilacqua Flag of Italy.svg  Italy oooxoxxo1.94Q
14B Amy Acuff Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States ooooxxx1.92
15A Niki Bakoyianni Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oooxoxxx1.92
16A Solange Witteveen Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina oxooxxoxxx1.92
17B Çiğdem Arslan Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey oooxxx1.89
18A Angela Bradburn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada oxooxxx1.89
19B Debbie Marti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ooxoxxx1.89
20A Tatyana Khramova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus ooxxx1.85
21B Zuzana Kováčiková-Hlavoňová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic xooxxx1.85
22B Erin Aldrich Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States xoxxx1.80
22B Inna Gliznuta Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova xoxxx1.80
24B Daniela Rath Flag of Germany.svg  Germany xxoxxx1.80
A Oksana Mayboroda Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan xxxNM
B Irène Tiéndrebeogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso xxxNM

Final

RankNameNationality1.851.901.931.961.991.99ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Hanne Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway ooooxxxo1.99
Silver medal icon.svg Olga Kaliturina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooooxxxx1.96
Silver medal icon.svg Inga Babakova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ooooxxxx1.96
4 Yuliya Lyakhova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooxxoxxoxxx1.96
5 Kajsa Bergqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oxoxoxxx1.93
5 Tatyana Motkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oxoxoxxx1.93
7 Antonella Bevilacqua Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ooxxoxxx1.93
7 Alina Astafei Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ooxxoxxx1.93
7 Britta Bilač Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia ooxxoxxx1.93
10 Hestrie Storbeck Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ooxxx1.90
10 Heike Balck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ooxxx1.90
12 Pia Zinck Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark oxxoxxx1.90
13 Monica Iagăr−Dinescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania oxxx1.85

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