Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greats in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time. She served on the board of directors for USA Track & Field (U.S.A.T.F.), the national governing body of the sport.
Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 59 men and 19 women, took part in 66 events in 15 sports.
Alice Marie Coachman Davis was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.
Catherine "Kathy" Laverne McMillan is a retired American athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump.
Gretel Lambert was a German Jewish track and field athlete who competed as a high jumper during the 1930s.
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.
Erin Marie Shean is an American high jumper and volleyball player.
Jutta Behrendt is a German competition rower, world champion and Olympic champion.
The Women's High Jump event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 20 competitors. The final was held on Saturday 1980-07-26. Sara Simeoni took gold in the event, Urszula Kielan won silver, and Jutta Kirst won bronze.
Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach is a United States track and field athlete who won the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was listed in The Coloradoan's #3 Top Sports Story of 2011 about her road to the 2012 Olympics. She is currently signed to Nike and trains in Colorado.
Tisha Felice Waller, is an American athlete competing in the high jump, who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She is a five time American Champion, and internationally won the 1998 Goodwill Games, plus bronze medals in the 1991 World University Games and the 1999 World Indoor Championships.
Lucia Toader was a Romanian rower. She won an Olympic silver medal in the women's eight in 1984 and world titles in the coxed four boat class in 1986 and in the eight in 1987. She competed at the 1986 World Rowing Championships under her married name.
Amanda Smock is an American triple jumper who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In college, she was a three-time NCAA Division II track and field champion. She won the triple jump events at the United States Outdoor Championships in 2011 and 2012, and at the Indoor Championships in 2011.
Jutta Langenau was a German swimmer who won a gold medal at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships, setting the first official world record in the 100 m butterfly at 1:16.6 minutes. She also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in same event and finished sixth.
Rita Kirst is a retired German high jumper. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, fifth and 22nd place, respectively. Between 1968 and 1974 she won three gold and two bronze medals at the European indoor championships. Her personal best is 1.92 m (1974).
Jutta Krüger is a German athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Jutta Verkest is a Belgian artistic gymnast. She represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was the youngest gymnast at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Rachel McCoy is an American athlete who competes in the high jump.
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