2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

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The women's high jump event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria. [1]

High jump track and field event

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern most practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. In the modern era, athletes run towards the bar and use the Fosbury Flop method of jumping, leaping head first with their back to the bar. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form.

2018 African Championships in Athletics

The 21st African Championships in Athletics was held in Asaba, Nigeria from 1 to 5 August 2018 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. It was the second time that Nigeria hosted this competition.

Nigeria Federal republic in West Africa

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The federation comprises 36 states and 1 Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The constitution defines Nigeria as a democratic secular state.

Results

RankAthleteNationality1.601.651.701.751.801.83ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Erika Nonhlanhla Seyama Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini ooooxxx1.80
Silver medal icon.svg Hoda Hagras Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt oox–xoxxx1.80
Bronze medal icon.svg Ariyat Dibow Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia xooxoxoxxx1.80
4 Abigail Kwarteng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana ooxooxxoxxx1.80
5 Ghizlane Siba Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco ooxoxxoxxx1.80
6 Julia du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa oooxxx1.75
6 Fatima Zahra El Alaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco oooxxx1.75
8 Yvonne Robson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa oooxoxxx1.75
9 Riham Abohiba Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt oxoxxoxxx1.75
10 Esther Isa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria oooxxx1.70
11 Basant Hassan Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt oxoxxx1.70
11 Marlize Higgins Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ooxoxxx1.70
13 Natacha Chetty Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles xoxoxxx1.65
14 Moumbagna Fouda Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon xxoxxoxxx1.65
Otricia Borkuah Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia xxxNM

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