Women's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||
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![]() A competitor at the women's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics | |||||||||||||
Venue | National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Location | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||
Dates | 18 September (qualification) 21 September (final) | ||||||||||||
Winning height | 2.00m | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Events at the 2025 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
The women's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 18 and 21 September 2025.
Out of a field of 36 athletes, 16 progressed to the final, with the automatic qualifying height of 1.97m unnecessary, with 11 athletes clearing 1.92m and the remaining 5 flawless until 1.92m. All the pre event favourites such as world leader Nicola Olyslagers and world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh easily qualified. [1] [2]
The final was marred by rain, with multiple suspensions due to weather, with the competition taking over two and a half hours to complete. Although all but one athlete was able to clear the opening height of 1.87m, an opening miss by Maria Żodzik, threatened to ruin her competition, as she remained otherwise flawless until 2.00m. As the height began to rise, more athletes began to be eliminated, including 2023 silver medalist Eleanor Patterson, with a missed jump at 1.97m, forcing her to have to jump 2.00m to stay in medal contention, although three misses at that height forced her to share 5th place with Ukrainian Yuliya Levchenko. After 1.97m, only three athletes had flawless records, with defending champion Mahuchikh tied with Olyslagers and Serbian Angelina Topić who jumped a seasons best to remain in the hunt, alongside Żodzik whose early miss threatened her chances. After Olyslagers jumped 2.00m, the rain became too heavy to continue, leading to a suspension in the competition.
When it returned, Mahuchikh missed and, now needing 2.02m to take gold, elected to skip 2.00m. Topić was unable to improve on her season best. In a shock, Żodzik set a personal best on her third jump at 2.00m, to keep her in contention for a medal. Two further misses by Mahuchikh at 2.02m ensured she shared Bronze with Topić. Olyslagers and Żodzik swapped misses at the same height, until Olyslagers won her first World Championship on countback, having been flawless until then. [3] [4] [5]
Before the competition records were as follows: [6]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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World record | ![]() | 2.10 m | Paris, France | 7 July 2024 |
Championship record | ![]() | 2.09 m | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 |
World Leading | ![]() | 2.04 m | Zurich, Switzerland | 27 August 2025 |
African Record | ![]() | 2.06 m | Paris, France | 31 August 2003 |
Asian Record | ![]() | 2.00 m | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 8 June 2021 |
European Record | ![]() | 2.10 m | Paris, France | 7 July 2024 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 2.05 m | Des Moines, United States | 26 June 2010 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 2.04 m | Zurich, Switzerland | 27 August 2025 |
South American Record | ![]() | 1.96 m | Oristano, Italy | 08 September 1997 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.97 m. [7]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:
Date | Time | Round |
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18 September | 19:45 | Qualification |
21 September | 20:00 | Final |
All athletes over 1.97 m ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) advanced to the final.
Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.97 | Mark | Notes |
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1 | Morgan Lake | ![]() | - | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
1 | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | ![]() | - | - | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
1 | Eleanor Patterson | ![]() | - | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
1 | Angelina Topić | ![]() | o | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
5 | Fatoumata Balley | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | q | ||
5 | Imke Onnen | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | q | ||
5 | Merel Maes | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | q | ||
8 | Dacsy Adelina Brisón | ![]() | xo | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
9 | Engla Nilsson | ![]() | o | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
10 | Lilianna Bátori | ![]() | xo | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
11 | Nagisa Takahashi | ![]() | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
12 | Sanaa Barnes | ![]() | o | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||
12 | Tatiana Gusin | ![]() | o | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||
14 | Lia Apostolovski | ![]() | xo | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||
15 | Idea Pieroni | ![]() | xxo | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||
— | Ella Junnila | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
— | Styliana Ioannidou | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
— | Britt Weerman | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
[2] |
Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.97 | Mark | Notes |
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1 | Michaela Hrubá | ![]() | o | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
1 | Yuliya Levchenko | ![]() | o | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
1 | Nicola Olyslagers | ![]() | - | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
4 | Maria Żodzik | ![]() | xo | o | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
5 | Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah | ![]() | xo | xo | o | 1.92 m | q | ||
6 | Christina Honsel | ![]() | xo | o | xo | 1.92 m | q | ||
7 | Marija Vuković | ![]() | o | o | xxo | 1.92 m | q, SB | ||
8 | Elena Kulichenko | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | q | ||
8 | Elisabeth Pihela | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.88 m | q | ||
10 | Vashti Cunningham | ![]() | xo | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
11 | Kateryna Tabashnyk | ![]() | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
12 | Emma Gates | ![]() | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
13 | Emily Whelan | ![]() | xxo | xxo | xxx | 1.88 m | |||
14 | Asia Tavernini | ![]() | xxo | xxx | 1.83 m | ||||
— | Lamara Distin | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
— | Ellen Ekholm | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
— | Buse Savaşkan | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
— | Hellen Tenorio | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
[2] |
Place | Athlete | Nation | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.02 | Mark | Notes |
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![]() | Nicola Olyslagers | ![]() | - | o | o | o | xxx | 2.00 m | |
![]() | Maria Żodzik | ![]() | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.00 m | PB |
![]() | Yaroslava Mahuchikh | ![]() | - | o | o | x- | xx | 1.97 m | |
Angelina Topić | ![]() | o | o | o | xxx | 1.97 m | SB | ||
5 | Yuliya Levchenko | ![]() | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.97 m | ||
Eleanor Patterson | ![]() | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.97 m | |||
7 | Christina Honsel | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.93 m | |||
Morgan Lake | ![]() | o | o | xxx | 1.93 m | ||||
9 | Elena Kulichenko | ![]() | o | xo | xxx | 1.93 m | |||
10 | Merel Maes | ![]() | o | xxo | xxx | 1.93 m | |||
11 | Imke Onnen | ![]() | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.93 m | |||
12 | Michaela Hrubá | ![]() | o | xxx | 1.88 m | ||||
Fatoumata Balley | ![]() | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
Marija Vuković | ![]() | o | xxx | 1.88 m | |||||
15 | Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah | ![]() | xo | xxx | 1.88 m | ||||
— | Elisabeth Pihela | ![]() | xxx | NM | |||||
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