Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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.[1]

Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenuesLenin Stadium
Dates25–26 July
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning height1.97
Medalists
Sara Simeoni
 Italy
Urszula Kielan
 Poland
Jutta Kirst
 East Germany
Athletics at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
GoldSara Simeoni
 Italy
SilverUrszula Kielan
 Poland
BronzeJutta Kirst
 East Germany

Qualification
  • Held on Friday July 25, 1980
RANK GROUP Athlete HEIGHT
1. A  Rosemarie Ackermann (GDR) 1.88 m
A  Urszula Kielan (POL) 1.88 m
A  Andrea Mátay (HUN) 1.88 m
A  Marina Sysoyeva (URS) 1.88 m
5. A  Louise Miller (GBR) 1.88 m
B  Chris Soetewey (BEL) 1.88 m
7. A  Tamara Bykova (URS) 1.88 m
A  Jutta Kirst (GDR) 1.88 m
A  Sara Simeoni (ITA) 1.88 m
10. B  Christine Stanton (AUS) 1.88 m
11. B  Cornelia Popa (ROM) 1.88 m
12. A  Andrea Reichstein (GDR) 1.88 m
13. A  Elzbieta Krawczuk (POL) 1.85 m
14. B  Danuta Bulkowska (POL) 1.85 m
15. B  Susanne Lorentzon (SWE) 1.85 m
16. B  Yordanka Blagoeva (BUL) 1.80 m
B  Marina Serkova (URS) 1.80 m
18. B  Ann-Ewa Karlsson (SWE) 1.80 m
19. B  Lidija Benedetič-Lapajne (YUG) 1.80 m
— B  Dia Toutingi (SYR) NM

Final
  • Held on Saturday July 26, 1980
RANK FINAL HEIGHT
 Sara Simeoni (ITA) 1.97 m
 Urszula Kielan (POL) 1.94 m
 Jutta Kirst (GDR) 1.94 m
4.  Rosemarie Ackermann (GDR) 1.91 m
5.  Marina Sysoeva (URS) 1.91 m
6.=  Andrea Reichstein (GDR) 1.91 m
6.=  Christine Stanton (AUS) 1.91 m
8.  Cornelia Popa (ROU) 1.88 m
9.  Tamara Bykova (URS) 1.88 m
10.  Andrea Mátay (HUN) 1.85 m
11.  Louise Miller (GBR) 1.85 m
12.  Chris Soetewey (BEL) 1.85 m

See also
  • 1976 Women's Olympic High Jump (Montreal)
  • 1978 Women's European Championships High Jump (Prague)
  • 1982 Women's European Championships High Jump (Athens)
  • 1983 Women's World Championships High Jump (Helsinki)
  • 1984 Women's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
  • 1986 Women's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)
  • 1987 Women's World Championships High Jump (Rome)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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