Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Date1 August 1996 (qualifications)
3 August 1996 (finals)
Competitors31 from 25 nations
Winning height2.05 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Stefka Kostadinova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Niki Bakogianni
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Bronze medal icon.svg Inha Babakova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two non-starters. The qualification round mark was set at 1.93 metres. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Stefka Kostadinova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Silver Niki Bakogianni
Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Bronze Inha Babakova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.96 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality1.751.801.851.901.93ResultNotes
1A Inha Babakova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ooo1.93q
1A Niki Bakogianni Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oooo1.93q
DQA Antonella Bevilacqua*Flag of Italy.svg  Italy oooo1.93q
1A Yelena Gulyayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oooo1.93q
1A Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria oooo1.93q
1A Tisha Waller Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooooo1.93q
1A Svetlana Zalevskaya Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan oooo1.93q
1B Alina Astafei Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oooo1.93q
1B Hanne Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oooo1.93q
1B Tatyana Motkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooooo1.93q
1B Nelė Žilinskienė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania oooo1.93q
11B Britta Bilač Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia oooxo1.93q
12A Olga Bolşova Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova oxooxo1.93q
13B Zuzana Kováčiková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooxoxoxxo1.93q
14B Tatyana Khramova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus oooxxx1.90
15B Kajsa Bergqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oxoooxxx1.90
16B Lea Haggett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain xooxoxxx1.90
17B Ioamnet Quintero Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba ooxxoxxx1.90
18A Connie Teaberry Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxooxxoxxx1.90
19A Sieglinde Cadusch Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland oooxxx1.85
19A Debbie Marti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain oooxxx1.85
19B Yuliya Lyakhova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooxxx1.85
19B Vita Styopina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ooxxx1.85
23B Inna Gliznuta Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova oxooxxx1.85
24B Amy Acuff Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxoxxx1.85
24B Alica Javadová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia oxoxxx1.85
26A Natasha Alleyne Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago oxoxxoxxx1.85
27A Juana Arrendel Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic ooxxx1.80
28A Svetlana Munkova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan oxxoxxx1.80
29A Irene Tiendrebeogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso xxoxxoxxx1.80
29B Venelina Veneva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria xxoxxoxxx1.80
B Alison Inverarity Flag of Australia.svg  Australia xxxNM
A Coralea Cline Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands DNS
A Sigrid Kirchmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNS

Final

RankNameNationality1.801.851.901.931.961.992.012.032.052.10ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Stefka Kostadinova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria oooooooxoxxx2.05 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Niki Bakogianni Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ooxoooxoxoxxoxxx2.03
Bronze medal icon.svg Inha Babakova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ooooooxxx2.01
DQ Antonella Bevilacqua*Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ooooooxxx1.99
4 Yelena Gulyayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oooxoxoxxx1.99
5 Alina Astafei Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oooox–xx1.96
5 Tatyana Motkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oooox–xx1.96
5 Nelė Žilinskienė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania oooooxxx1.96
8 Hanne Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oxxoxooxxx1.96
9 Britta Bilač Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia ooooxxx1.93
9 Tisha Waller Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooooxxx1.93
11 Olga Bolşova Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova ooxoxoxxx1.93
11 Zuzana Kováčiková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic oxooxoxxx1.93
13 Svetlana Zalevskaya Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan ooxoxxoxxx1.93


* In May 1996, Antonella Bevilacqua twice tested positive for ephedrine which carried the penalty of a three-month ban. The IAAF decided to put the case to arbitration and allow her to compete in Atlanta, where she placed 4th. However, after the Olympics the IAAF decided she was guilty of a doping offence and annulled her results from May onwards, including her Olympic performance.

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.