2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

The Women's high jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 3.

Anna Chicherova celebrating her win in Daegu

Russia's Anna Chicherova entered the competition as the favourite with a world leading jump of 2.07 m. Although Blanka Vlašić had won world titles in 2007 and 2009 and was ranked second in the world, she was suffering from a leg injury and decided to compete after having initially withdrawn. Antonietta Di Martino had been the only other woman over 2.00 m that year. Emma Green, Venelina Veneva-Mateeva, 2004 Olympic champion Yelena Slesarenko and Ruth Beitia were the other established entrants, while Svetlana Shkolina was fourth in the world rankings. Chaunté Lowe, Ariane Friedrich and reigning Olympic champion Tia Hellebaut were notable absences.[1][2] It took 1.95 to make the final.

The medalists clearly separated from the field in order, each clearing 2.00 Chicherova on her first, Vlašić on her second and Di Martino on her third. At 2.03 Chicherova remained clean while Vlašić again needed two attempts, with Di Martino unable to make the height. At 2.05, neither was able to make it, though Vlašić looked closer. After years of finishing one place behind Vlašić in major meets, it was the first time Chicherova was able to reverse those results.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Anna Chicherova
 Russia (RUS)
Blanka Vlašić
 Croatia (CRO)
Antonietta Di Martino
 Italy (ITA)

Records

World record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
Championship record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
World leading  Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.07 Cheboksary, Russia 22 July 2011
African record  Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.06 Paris, France 31 August 2003
Asian record  Marina Aitova (KAZ) 1.99 Athens, Greece 13 July 2009
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Chaunté Howard Lowe (USA) 2.05 Des Moines, IA, United States 26 June 2010
South American record  Solange Witteveen (ARG) 1.96 Oristano, Italy 8 September 1997
European record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 Rome, Italy 30 August 1987
Oceanian record  Vanessa Browne-Ward (AUS) 1.98 Perth, Australia 12 February 1989
 Alison Inverarity (AUS) Ingolstadt, Germany 17 July 1994

Qualification standards

A standard B standard
1.95 1.92

Schedule

Date Time Round
September 1, 201110:45Qualification
September 3, 201119:00Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality1.751.801.851.891.921.95ResultNotes
1BBrigetta Barrett United States (USA)oooooo1.95Q
1AAnna Chicherova Russia (RUS)oooo1.95Q
1BAntonietta Di Martino Italy (ITA)ooooo1.95Q
1BBlanka Vlašić Croatia (CRO)oooo1.95Q
5AEmma Green Tregaro Sweden (SWE)oooxo1.95Q, SB
5ASvetlana Shkolina Russia (RUS)oooxo1.95Q
7BDoreen Amata Nigeria (NGR)ooxxoxo1.95Q, =NR
7ADeirdre Ryan Ireland (IRL)oooxxoxo1.95Q, NR
9BSvetlana Radzivil Uzbekistan (UZB)ooooxxo1.95Q, SB
9BYelena Slesarenko Russia (RUS)ooooxxo1.95Q
9BZheng Xingjuan China (CHN)ooooxxo1.95Q, PB
12AAnna Iljuštšenko Estonia (EST)xooxoxoxxo1.95Q
13ALevern Spencer Saint Lucia (LCA)ooooxxx1.92
14BEsthera Petre Romania (ROM)oooxooxxx1.92
15AMelanie Melfort France (FRA)oxoxooxxx1.92
16ARuth Beitia Spain (ESP)oooxoxxx1.92
17BEbba Jungmark Sweden (SWE)ooxoxoxxx1.92
18AVita Styopina Ukraine (UKR)ooooxxoxxx1.92
19BMarina Aitova Kazakhstan (KAZ)oooxxx1.89
19BOksana Okuneva Ukraine (UKR)oooxxx1.89
21AVenelina Veneva-Mateeva Bulgaria (BUL)oxooxxx1.89
22BWanida Boonwan Thailand (THA)oooxxx1.85
23ATonje Angelsen Norway (NOR)oxooxxx1.85
24BDanielle Frenkel Israel (ISR)oxxooxxx1.85
25ARaffaella Lamera Italy (ITA)oxxoxxx1.85
25AMarielys Rojas Venezuela (VEN)ooxxoxxx1.85SB
27AInika McPherson United States (USA)ooxxx1.80
28BMarija Vuković Montenegro (MNE)oxoxxx1.80
29AHan Da-rye South Korea (KOR)xoxxx1.75

Final

RankNameNationality1.891.931.972.002.032.05ResultNotes
Anna Chicherova Russia (RUS)oooooxxx2.03
Blanka Vlašić Croatia (CRO)oooxoxoxxx2.03SB
Antonietta Di Martino Italy (ITA)oooxxoxxx2.00=SB
4Yelena Slesarenko Russia (RUS)oxooxxx1.97=SB
5Svetlana Shkolina Russia (RUS)ooxxoxxx1.97
6Zheng Xingjuan China (CHN)xooxxx1.93
6Deirdre Ryan Ireland (IRL)xooxxx1.93
8Svetlana Radzivil Uzbekistan (UZB)xoxoxxx1.93
8Doreen Amata Nigeria (NGR)xoxoxxx1.93
10Brigetta Barrett United States (USA)oxxoxxx1.93
11Emma Green Tregaro Sweden (SWE)oxxx1.89
12Anna Iljuštšenko Estonia (EST)xoxxx1.89

References

  1. Johnson, Len (2011-08-20). Women's High Jump – PREVIEW Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
  2. High jump 2011. IAAF (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-27.
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