2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

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Anna Chicherova celebrating her win in Daegu

The Women's high jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 3.

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Russia's Anna Chicherova entered the competition as the favourite with a world leading jump of 2.07 m. Although Blanka Vlašić had won world titles in 2007 and 2009 and was ranked second in the world, she was suffering from a leg injury and decided to compete after having initially withdrawn. Antonietta Di Martino had been the only other woman over 2.00 m that year. Emma Green, Venelina Veneva-Mateeva, 2004 Olympic champion Yelena Slesarenko and Ruth Beitia were the other established entrants, while Svetlana Shkolina was fourth in the world rankings. Chaunté Lowe, Ariane Friedrich and reigning Olympic champion Tia Hellebaut were notable absences. [1] [2] It took 1.95 to make the final.

The medalists clearly separated from the field in order, each clearing 2.00 Chicherova on her first, Vlašić on her second and Di Martino on her third. At 2.03 Chicherova remained clean while Vlašić again needed two attempts, with Di Martino unable to make the height. At 2.05, neither was able to make it, though Vlašić looked closer. After years of finishing one place behind Vlašić in major meets, it was the first time Chicherova was able to reverse those results.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Anna Chicherova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Blanka Vlašić
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)
Antonietta Di Martino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)

Records

World record Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.09 Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
Championship record Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.09Rome, Italy30 August 1987
World leadingFlag of Russia.svg  Anna Chicherova  (RUS)2.07 Cheboksary, Russia 22 July 2011
African record Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)2.06 Paris, France 31 August 2003
Asian record Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Marina Aitova  (KAZ)1.99 Athens, Greece 13 July 2009
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Chaunté Howard Lowe  (USA)2.05 Des Moines, IA, United States 26 June 2010
South American record Flag of Argentina.svg  Solange Witteveen  (ARG)1.96 Oristano, Italy8 September 1997
European record Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.09Rome, Italy30 August 1987
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Vanessa Browne-Ward  (AUS)1.98 Perth, Australia 12 February 1989
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alison Inverarity  (AUS) Ingolstadt, Germany 17 July 1994

Qualification standards

A standardB standard
1.951.92

Schedule

DateTimeRound
September 1, 201110:45 Qualification
September 3, 201119:00 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality1.751.801.851.891.921.95ResultNotes
1B Brigetta Barrett Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)oooooo1.95Q
1A Anna Chicherova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)oooo1.95Q
1B Antonietta Di Martino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)ooooo1.95Q
1B Blanka Vlašić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)oooo1.95Q
5A Emma Green Tregaro Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)oooxo1.95Q, SB
5A Svetlana Shkolina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)oooxo1.95Q
7B Doreen Amata Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)ooxxoxo1.95Q, =NR
7A Deirdre Ryan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)oooxxoxo1.95Q, NR
9B Svetlana Radzivil Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)ooooxxo1.95Q, SB
9B Yelena Slesarenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)ooooxxo1.95Q
9B Zheng Xingjuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)ooooxxo1.95Q, PB
12A Anna Iljuštšenko Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)xooxoxoxxo1.95Q
13A Levern Spencer Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia  (LCA)ooooxxx1.92
14B Esthera Petre Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)oooxooxxx1.92
15A Melanie Melfort Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)oxoxooxxx1.92
16A Ruth Beitia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)oooxoxxx1.92
17B Ebba Jungmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)ooxoxoxxx1.92
18A Vita Styopina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)ooooxxoxxx1.92
19B Marina Aitova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)oooxxx1.89
19B Oksana Okuneva Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)oooxxx1.89
21A Venelina Veneva-Mateeva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)oxooxxx1.89
22B Wanida Boonwan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)oooxxx1.85
23A Tonje Angelsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)oxooxxx1.85
24B Danielle Frenkel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)oxxooxxx1.85
25A Raffaella Lamera Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)oxxoxxx1.85
25A Marielys Rojas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)ooxxoxxx1.85SB
27A Inika McPherson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)ooxxx1.80
28B Marija Vuković Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)oxoxxx1.80
29A Han Da-rye Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)xoxxx1.75

Final

RankNameNationality1.891.931.972.002.032.05ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Anna Chicherova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)oooooxxx2.03
Silver medal icon.svg Blanka Vlašić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)oooxoxoxxx2.03SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Antonietta Di Martino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)oooxxoxxx2.00=SB
4 Yelena Slesarenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)oxooxxx1.97=SB
5 Svetlana Shkolina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)ooxxoxxx1.97
6 Zheng Xingjuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)xooxxx1.93
6 Deirdre Ryan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)xooxxx1.93
8 Svetlana Radzivil Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)xoxoxxx1.93
8 Doreen Amata Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)xoxoxxx1.93
10 Brigetta Barrett Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)oxxoxxx1.93
11 Emma Green Tregaro Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)oxxx1.89
12 Anna Iljuštšenko Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)xoxxx1.89

References

  1. Johnson, Len (2011-08-20). Women's High Jump – PREVIEW Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
  2. High jump 2011. IAAF (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-27.