Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups (24 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.[1]

Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateSeptember 29 (qualifications)
September 30 (final)
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Winning height2.03 OR
Medalists
Louise Ritter
 United States
Stefka Kostadinova
 Bulgaria
Tamara Bykova
 Soviet Union

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record 2.09 Stefka Kostadinova Rome (ITA) August 30, 1987
Olympic Record 2.02 Ulrike Meyfarth Los Angeles (USA) August 10, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

DateEventAthleteHeightORWR
September 30, 1988Final Louise Ritter (USA)2.03mOR

Results

Qualifying

RankGroupNameNationality1.701.751.801.841.871.901.92ResultNotes
1AKim Hee-sun South Koreaoooooo1.92Q
1BMegumi Sato Japanooooo1.92Q
1BTamara Bykova Soviet Unionooooooo1.92Q
4AJanet Boyle Great Britainooooxoo1.92Q
4AOlga Turchak Soviet Unionoooxoo1.92Q
4BGalina Astafei Romaniaooxoooo1.92Q
7AMaryse Ewanjé-Epée Franceooxoxoxoo1.92Q
8AStefka Kostadinova Bulgariaoooxo1.92Q
8BLyudmila Andonova Bulgariaooooxo1.92Q
8BDiana Davies Great Britainooooxo1.92Q
11BLouise Ritter United Statesoxooxxo1.92Q
11BChristine Stanton Australiaxooooxxo1.92Q
13AHeike Redetzky West Germanyoooxxx1.90
14AVanessa Browne Australiaooxoxxoxoxxx1.90
15AJin Ling Chinaooooxxoxxx1.90
16BJo Jennings Great Britainooxoxoxxoxxx1.90
17BLiudmyla Avdieienko Soviet Unionoooxxx1.87
18BColeen Sommer United Statesooxoxxx1.87
19APatricia King United Statesoooxxx1.84
20BMadely Beaugendre Franceoxooxxx1.84
21ACristina Fink Mexicoooxxoxxx1.84
22ABiljana Petrović Yugoslaviaoxooxxx1.80
23BSu Chun-yueh Chinese Taipeiooxoxxx1.80
24ALucienne N'Da Ivory Coastoxxoxxx1.75

Final

RankNameNationality1.751.801.851.901.931.961.992.012.032.03ResultNotes
Louise Ritter United Statesoooooooxxxo2.03OR
Stefka Kostadinova Bulgariaoooooooxxxx2.01
Tamara Bykova Soviet Unionooooxoxxoxxx1.99
4Olga Turchak Soviet Unionooxoooxxx1.96
5Galina Astafei Romaniaoooooxxx1.93
5Lyudmila Andonova Bulgariaooooxxx1.93
7Christine Stanton Australiaoooxoxxx1.93
8Diana Davies Great Britainoooxxx1.90
8Kim Hui-seon South Koreaoooxxx1.90
10Maryse Ewanjé-Epée Franceooxoxxx1.90
11Megumi Sato Japanooxxoxxx1.90
12Janet Boyle Great Britainoxoxxoxxx1.90

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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