Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DateSeptember 29 (qualifications)
September 30 (final)
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Winning height2.03 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Louise Ritter
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Stefka Kostadinova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Tamara Bykova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1984
1992  

The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups (24 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday September 30, 1988. [1]

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Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record2.09 Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg Stefka Kostadinova Rome (ITA)August 30, 1987
Olympic Record2.02 Flag of Germany.svg Ulrike Meyfarth Los Angeles (USA)August 10, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

DateEventAthleteHeightORWR
September 30, 1988FinalFlag of the United States.svg  Louise Ritter  (USA)2.03mOR

Results

Qualifying

RankGroupNameNationality1.701.751.801.841.871.901.92ResultNotes
1A Kim Hee-sun Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea oooooo1.92Q
1B Megumi Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ooooo1.92Q
1B Tamara Bykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ooooooo1.92Q
4A Janet Boyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ooooxoo1.92Q
4A Olga Turchak Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union oooxoo1.92Q
4B Galina Astafei Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania ooxoooo1.92Q
7A Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Flag of France.svg  France ooxoxoxoo1.92Q
8A Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria oooxo1.92Q
8B Lyudmila Andonova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria ooooxo1.92Q
8B Diana Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ooooxo1.92Q
11B Louise Ritter Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxooxxo1.92Q
11B Christine Stanton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia xooooxxo1.92Q
13A Heike Redetzky Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany oooxxx1.90
14A Vanessa Browne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia ooxoxxoxoxxx1.90
15A Jin Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China ooooxxoxxx1.90
16B Jo Jennings Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ooxoxoxxoxxx1.90
17B Liudmyla Avdieienko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union oooxxx1.87
18B Coleen Sommer Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxoxxx1.87
19A Patricia King Flag of the United States.svg  United States oooxxx1.84
20B Madely Beaugendre Flag of France.svg  France oxooxxx1.84
21A Cristina Fink Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico ooxxoxxx1.84
22A Biljana Petrović Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia oxooxxx1.80
23B Su Chun-yueh Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei ooxoxxx1.80
24A Lucienne N'Da Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast oxxoxxx1.75

Final

RankNameNationality1.751.801.851.901.931.961.992.012.032.03ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Louise Ritter Flag of the United States.svg  United States oooooooxxxo2.03 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria oooooooxxxx2.01
Bronze medal icon.svg Tamara Bykova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ooooxoxxoxxx1.99
4 Olga Turchak Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union ooxoooxxx1.96
5 Galina Astafei Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania oooooxxx1.93
5 Lyudmila Andonova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria ooooxxx1.93
7 Christine Stanton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oooxoxxx1.93
8 Diana Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain oooxxx1.90
8 Kim Hui-seon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea oooxxx1.90
10 Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Flag of France.svg  France ooxoxxx1.90
11 Megumi Sato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan ooxxoxxx1.90
12 Janet Boyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain oxoxxoxxx1.90

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.