1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Stefka Kostadinova
 Bulgaria
Inha Babakova
 Ukraine
Hanne Haugland
 Norway

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.[1]

Rank Group Athlete Nationality 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.93 1.95 Result Notes
1 A Inha Babakova  Ukraine o o o xo 1.95 Q
2 A Alina Astafei  Germany o o o 1.93 q
2 A Yuliya Lyakhova  Russia o o o o 1.93 q
2 B Stefka Kostadinova  Bulgaria o o o 1.93 q
2 B Ioamnet Quintero  Cuba o o o o 1.93 q
6 B Britta Bilač  Slovenia o o xo o 1.93 q
7 B Viktoriya Fyodorova  Russia o xxo o o 1.93 q
8 A Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden xo o o xxo xxx 1.93 q
8 A Olga Bolşova  Moldova o o xo xxo xxx 1.93 q
8 B Nelė Žilinskienė  Lithuania o o xo xxo 1.93 q
11 B Hanne Haugland  Norway o o xxo xxo 1.93 q
12 A Monica Iagăr  Romania o xo o xxx 1.90 q
12 B Debbie Marti  Great Britain xo o o o xxx 1.90 q
14 A Zuzana Kováčiková  Czech Republic o o xxo o xxx 1.90
15 B Angela Bradburn  United States o o xo xxx 1.90
16 B Pia Zinck  Denmark o xo xxo xxx 1.90 NR
17 A Zhang Liwen  China o o o xxx 1.85 SB
17 B Mária Melová  Slovakia o o xxx 1.85
19 A Sieglinde Cadusch  Switzerland o xo xxx 1.85
20 A Svetlana Zalevskaya  Kazakhstan xo xo xxx 1.85
21 A Michelle Dunkley  Great Britain o o xxx 1.80
21 A Karol Jenkins  United States o xxx 1.80
21 A Solange Witteveen  Argentina o o xxx 1.80
21 B Iryna Mykhalchenko  Ukraine o o xxx 1.80
25 B Dóra Győrffy  Hungary o xo xxx 1.80

Final

[2]

Rank Name Nationality 1.85 1.90 1.95 1.98 2.00 2.02 2.08 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stefka Kostadinova  Bulgaria o o o o o o xxx 2.02 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Inha Babakova  Ukraine o o o o o xxx 2.00 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hanne Haugland  Norway o xo o xxo o xxx 2.00 NR
4 Alina Astafei  Germany o o o xxx 1.95 SB
5 Ioamnet Quintero  Cuba xo o o xxx 1.95 SB
6 Nelė Žilinskienė  Lithuania o o xo xxx 1.95 NR
7 Viktoriya Fyodorova  Russia o o xxo xxx 1.95 SB
8 Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden o xo xxo xxx 1.95 NR
9 Olga Bolşova  Moldova o o xxx 1.90
9 Monica Iagăr  Romania o o xxx 1.90
9 Yuliya Lyakhova  Russia o o xxx 1.90
12 Britta Bilač  Slovenia xo o xxx 1.90
13 Debbie Marti  Great Britain o xxx 1.85

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