1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983.

Medalists

GoldSoviet Union Tamara Bykova
Soviet Union (URS)
SilverWest Germany Ulrike Meyfarth
West Germany (FRG)
BronzeUnited States Louise Ritter
United States (USA)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
07.08.1983 – ??:??h 07.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
09.08.1983 – ??:??h

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)2.02 m September 8, 1982Greece Athens, Greece
Event RecordNew event

Final

RANK FINAL HEIGHT
 Tamara Bykova (URS) 2.01 m
 Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) 1.99 m
 Louise Ritter (USA) 1.95 m
4.  Coleen Sommer (USA) 1.95 m
5.  Kerstin Brandt (GDR) 1.92 m
6.  Debbie Brill (CAN) 1.88 m
7.  Susanne Helm (GDR) 1.88 m
8.  Olga Juha (HUN) 1.88 m
9.  Vanessa Browne (AUS) 1.88 m
10.  Silvia Costa (CUB) 1.84 m
10.  Andrea Bienias (GDR) 1.84 m
12.  Maryse Ewanjé-Epée (FRA) 1.84 m
12.  Katalin Sterk (HUN) 1.84 m
12.  Minna Vehmasto (FIN) 1.84 m
15.  Christine Soetewey (BEL) 1.84 m
16.  Yang Wenqin (CHN) 1.84 m
17.  Larisa Kositsyna (URS) 1.80 m
18.  Zheng Dazhen (CHN) 1.80 m

Qualifying round

  • Held on Qualification Sunday 1983-08-07
RANK GROUP A HEIGHT
1.  Kerstin Brandt (GDR) 1.90 m
1.  Coleen Sommer (USA) 1.90 m
1.  Tamara Bykova (URS) 1.90 m
4.  Susanne Helm (GDR) 1.90 m
5.  Christine Soetewey (BEL) 1.87 m
6.  Minna Vehmasto (FIN) 1.87 m
6.  Katalin Sterk (HUN) 1.87 m
8.  Zheng Dazhen (CHN) 1.87 m
9.  Sara Simeoni (ITA) 1.84 m
10.  Gillian Evans (GBR) 1.84 m
11.  Gaby Meier-Lindenthal (SUI) 1.84 m
11.  Brigitte Reid (CAN) 1.84 m
13.  Thordis Gisladottir (ISL) 1.80 m
13.  Megumi Sato (JPN) 1.80 m
15.  Christine Stanton (AUS) 1.80 m
16.  Iona Smith (ATG) 1.50 m


RANK GROUP B HEIGHT
1.  Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) 1.90 m
2.  Louise Ritter (USA) 1.90 m
3.  Andrea Bienias (GDR) 1.90 m
4.  Debbie Brill (CAN) 1.90 m
5.  Olga Juha (HUN) 1.87 m
6.  Larisa Kositsyna (URS) 1.87 m
7.  Maryse Ewanjé-Epée (FRA) 1.87 m
8.  Vanessa Browne (AUS) 1.87 m
8.  Silvia Costa (CUB) 1.87 m
8.  Yang Wenqin (CHN) 1.87 m
11.  Niculina Vasile (ROU) 1.84 m
12.  Emese Bela (HUN) 1.80 m
13.  Susanne Lorentzon (SWE) 1.80 m
14.  Lidija Lapajne (YUG) 1.80 m
15.  Hisayo Fukumitsu (JPN) 1.75 m
16.  Kawther Akremi (TUN) 1.70 m
17.  Klodeta Gjini (ALB) 1.70 m

See also

References

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