2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue Japoma Stadium
Location Douala, Cameroon
Dates22 June
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning height1.87 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze medal icon.svg    Template:Country data gui
  2022
2026  

The women's high jump event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22 June in Douala, Cameroon. [1] [2]

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Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Height (m)LocationDate
World record [3] Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.09 Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
African record [4] Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)2.06 Paris, France 31 August 2003
Championship record Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Lucienne N'Da  (CIV)1.95 Belle Vue Harel, Mauritius 28 June 1992
Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA) Radès, Tunisia 7 August 2002
World leading [5] Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslava Mahuchikh  (UKR)2.04 Cottbus, Germany 31 January 2024
African leading [6] Flag of Ghana.svg  Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah  (GHA)1.97 Eugene, United States 8 June 2024

Results

RankAthleteNationality1.601.651.701.751.781.811.841.871.90ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Rose Yeboah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana oxxooxoxxx1.87
Silver medal icon.svg Temitope Simbiat Adeshina Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria oooxoxxx1.84
Bronze medal icon.svg Fatoumata Balley Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea oxooxoxxx1.84
4 Laura Salin-Eyike Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon oooxxx1.78
5 Yvonne Robson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ooooxxoxxx1.78
5 Pwoch Omod Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia ooooxxoxxx1.78
7 Safae Maskani Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco oxoooxxx1.75
8 Michelle Ngozo Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa oooxoxxx1.75
9 Darina Hadil Rezik Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria oxxx1.70
10 Zeddy Jesire Chongwo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya ooxxx1.65
10 Esther Obenewaa Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana ooxxx1.65
Adele Prakale Dairou Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon xxx NM

See also

References

  1. Results
  2. Results at World Athletics
  3. "High Jump women - World record heights". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. "High Jump women - African record heights". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. "High Jump women - 2024 World leading heights". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. "High Jump women - 2024 African leading heights". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.