Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates21 August 2008 (qualification)
23 August 2008 (final)
Competitors31 from 24 nations
Winning height2.05
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tia Hellebaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Silver medal icon.svg Blanka Vlašić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bronze medal icon.svg Chaunté Howard [1] [2] Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2004
2012  

The women's high jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21–23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. [3]

Summary

The qualifying standards were 1.95 m (A standard) and 1.91 m (B standard). [4]

The field was narrowed to four athletes by 2.01m. Blanka Vlašić was in the driver's seat, with a perfect round. Vlašić remained in gold medal position by continuing her perfect round to 2.03m. Anna Chicherova moved into silver position with a first attempt clearance as well. Tia Hellebaut took two attempts to get over the height and was in bronze position. Yelena Slesarenko couldn't get over the height and finished in fourth. After Vlašić missed for the first time in the competition Hellebaut's fortunes reversed with a first attempt clearance of 2.05 m (6 ft 8+12 in), leapfrogging her into the lead. Vlašić cleared on her second attempt, while Chicherova ended her competition with three straight misses. The bar was moved up to an Olympic record 2.07m, just 2cm below the world record. Neither competitor could get over 2.07m.

Eight years after the competition, samples taken after the event were retested. Chicherova tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol). The fourth- and fifth-place finishers, Yelena Slesarenko and Vita Palamar also tested positive in the 2016 re-tests. All three were disqualified from the Olympics, and their results were struck from the record. [5] Medals of other athletes have been reallocated by IAAF. [6]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading jump were as follows:

World recordFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)2.09 Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
Olympic recordFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Slesarenko  (RUS)2.06 Athens, Greece 28 August 2004
World LeadingFlag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO) (2)2.06 Istanbul, Turkey
Madrid, Spain
22 June 2008
5 July 2008

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

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

RankGroupNameNationality1.801.851.891.93ResultNotes
1B Marina Aitova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan oooo1.93q
1B Ruth Beitia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain oooo1.93q
1A Tia Hellebaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium -ooo1.93q
1B Vita Styopina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine oooo1.93q
5B Antonietta Di Martino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy xoooo1.93q
5A Ariane Friedrich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany -oxoo1.93q
7B Iva Straková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooxxoo1.93q
8B Chaunté Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States oooxo1.93q
8A Svetlana Shkolina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oooxo1.93q
8B Blanka Vlašić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia oooxo1.93q
11B Emma Green Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oooxxo1.93q
12A Romana Dubnová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic oxooxxo1.93q
13A Doreen Amata Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria oooxxx1.89
13B Melanie Skotnik Flag of France.svg  France oooxxx1.89
15A Svetlana Radzivil Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan oxooxxx1.89
16A Amy Acuff Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxoxxx1.89
16B Nicole Forrester Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ooxoxxx1.89
18B Anna Iljustsenko Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia oxxoxoxxx1.89
19A Xingjuan Zheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China xooxxoxxx1.89
20A Karina Vnukova Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania ooxxx1.85
21A Sharon Day Flag of the United States.svg  United States xooxxx1.85
22A Antonia Stergiou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece xooxxx1.85
23B Nadiya Dusanova Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan xxooxxx1.85
24B Levern Spencer Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia -xoxxx1.85
25A Yekaterina Yevseyeva Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan oxxoxxx1.85
26A Noeng-Ruthai Chaipech Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand oxxx1.80
26A Inna Gliznuta Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova oxxx1.80
B Tatiana Efimenko Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan xxxNM
B Romary Rifka Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico xxxNM
DQ (8th)A Vita Palamar Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine -ooxo1.93q
DQ (12th)A Anna Chicherova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooxoxo1.93q
DQ (14th)B Yelena Slesarenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooxoxxo1.93q

NM - No Mark

Final

RankNameNationality1.851.891.931.961.992.012.032.052.07HeightNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Tia Hellebaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium ooooxoxoxoox--2.05NR
Silver medal icon.svg Blanka Vlašić Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia oooooooxoxxx2.05
Bronze medal icon.svg Chaunté Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxoxoxxoxxx1.99SB
4 Ariane Friedrich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany o-ooxxx1.96
4 Ruth Beitia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ooooxxx1.96
6 Emma Green Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oooxxoxxx1.96SB
7 Marina Aitova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan oooxxx1.93
7 Antonietta Di Martino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy oooxxx1.93
9 Iva Straková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooxxoxxx1.93
9 Vita Styopina Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine ooxxoxxx1.93
11 Svetlana Shkolina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oxoxxoxxx1.93
12 Romana Dubnová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic oxox-1.89
DQ (3rd) [1] Anna Chicherova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oooxoxxoooxxx2.03
DQ (4th) [5] Yelena Slesarenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ooxoxoxoxoxxx2.01
DQ (5th) [5] Vita Palamar Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine oooxoxoxx-x1.99

NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best

References

  1. 1 2 Chicherova was officially stripped of her 2008 bronze medal on 6 October 2016, by the IOC following a positive test for Turinobol.
  2. Ruiz, Rebecca R. (November 21, 2016). "Olympics History Rewritten: New Doping Tests Topple the Podium". New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  4. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  5. 1 2 3 "IOC sanctions 16 athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC . Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. IAAF.org. The XXIX Olympic Games. High Jump women.