Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venues Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates9–10 August
Competitors29 from 17 nations
Winning height2.02 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ulrike Meyfarth
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Sara Simeoni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Joni Huntley
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1980
1988  

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on Friday August 10, 1984. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Ulrike Meyfarth
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Silver Sara Simeoni
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Bronze Joni Huntley
Flag of the United States.svg United States

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Lyudmila Andonova  (BUL)2.07 m July 20, 1984 Flag of East Germany.svg Berlin, East Germany
Olympic Record Flag of Italy.svg  Sara Simeoni  (ITA)1.97 m July 26, 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
Broken records during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrike Meyfarth  (FRG)2.00 m August 9, 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States
Olympic Record Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrike Meyfarth  (FRG)2.02 m August 9, 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States

Results

Qualification

RankGroupNameNationality1.701.751.801.841.871.90ResultNotes
1A Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Flag of France.svg  France oooo1.90Q
1A Heike Redetzky Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany oooooo1.90Q
1A Christine Stanton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oooo1.90Q
1B Ulrike Meyfarth Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ooooo1.90Q
1B Sara Simeoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy oooo1.90Q
6B Pam Spencer Flag of the United States.svg  United States oooxoo1.90Q
7B Joni Huntley Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxoxooo1.90Q
8B Diana Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ooooxo1.90Q
9A Debbie Brill Flag of Canada.svg  Canada oxooxo1.90Q
9A Yang Wenqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China oxooxo1.90Q
11A Louise Ritter Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxxoxo1.90Q
11B Vanessa Browne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia ooxoxoxo1.90Q
13A Niculina Vasile Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania ooooxxo1.90Q
13B Zheng Dazhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China ooooxxo1.90Q
15A Brigitte Holzapfel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ooooxoxxo1.90Q
16A Lidija Lapajne Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia oooxoxxx1.87
17B Hisayo Fukumitsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan oooxoxoxxx1.87
18A Megumi Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan oooxoxxx1.84
19A Judy Simpson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ooxxoxxx1.84
20A Brigitte Rougeron Flag of France.svg  France xooxxoxxx1.84
21B Ge Ping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China xoxxoxxoxxx1.84
22A Laura Agront Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico oooxxx1.80
22B Chris Soetewey Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ooxxx1.80
24A Disa Gísladóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland oxoxxx1.80
24B Liliana Arigoni Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina oxoxxx1.80
26B Isabel Mozún Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ooxxx1.75
27B Brigitte Reid Flag of Canada.svg  Canada oxxx1.70
27B Constance Senghor Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal oxxx1.70
29A Liu Yen-chiu Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei xoxxx1.70
B Marjon Wijnsma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNS

Final

RankNameNationality1.751.801.851.881.911.941.972.002.022.07ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ulrike Meyfarth Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany oooooxoooxxx2.02 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Sara Simeoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ooooxooxxx2.00
Bronze medal icon.svg Joni Huntley Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxoooxoxoxxx1.97
4 Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Flag of France.svg  France oooooxxx1.94
5 Debbie Brill Flag of Canada.svg  Canada oooxxooxxx1.94
6 Vanessa Browne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia ooxxoxooxoxxx1.94
7 Zheng Dazhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China ooooxxx1.91
8 Louise Ritter Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxoxooxxx1.91
9 Diana Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain oooxxx1.88
9 Yang Wenqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China oooxxx1.88
11 Heike Redetzky Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany ooxxx1.85
11 Pam Spencer Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxxx1.85
11 Christine Stanton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia ooxxx1.85
11 Niculina Vasile Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania ooxxx1.85
11 Brigitte Holzapfel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany oooxxx1.85

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.