Medalists

Gold	Tamara Bykova Tamara Bykova Tamara Vladimirovna Bykova is a former Russian track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner. She was born in Rostov on Don, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR.-Biography:Bykova had a long and successful sport career with three world records in the high jump... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....  (URS)
Silver	Ulrike Meyfarth Ulrike Meyfarth Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth is a German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she was also the oldest ever... West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....  (FRG)
Bronze	Louise Ritter Louise Ritter Louise Dorothy Ritter is a former track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. This graduate from Red Oak High School now has a street named after her located in her former home town of Red... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)

Schedule

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  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 World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		2.02 m	September 8, 1982	Athens, Greece
Event Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		2.01 m
		1.99 m
		1.95 m
4.		1.95 m
5.		1.92 m
6.		1.88 m
7.		1.88 m
8.		1.88 m
9.		1.88 m
10.		1.84 m
10.		1.84 m
12.		1.84 m
12.		1.84 m
12.		1.84 m
15.		1.84 m
16.		1.84 m
17.		1.80 m
18.		1.80 m

Qualifying round

• Held on Qualification Sunday 1983-08-07

  RANK	GROUP A	HEIGHT
  1.		1.90 m
  1.		1.90 m
  1.		1.90 m
  4.		1.90 m
  5.		1.87 m
  6.		1.87 m
  6.		1.87 m
  8.		1.87 m
  9.		1.84 m
  10.		1.84 m
  11.		1.84 m
  11.		1.84 m
  13.		1.80 m
  13.		1.80 m
  15.		1.80 m
  16.		1.50 m

See also

• National champions high jump (women)
  National champions High Jump (women)
  Below a list of all national champions in the women's high jump event in track and field from several countries.- Australia:*1970: Carolyn Wright*1971: Carolyn Wright*1972: Raylene Parke*1973: Carolyn Lewis*1974: Raylene Parke*1975: Raylene Parke...
  
  
• 1980 Women's Olympic High Jump (Moscow)
  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 entrylist of 20 competitors. The final was held on Saturday 1980-07-26.-Medalists:-Qualification:*Held on Friday July 25, 1980-Final:-See also:...
  
  
• 1982 Women's European Championships High Jump (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Women's European Championships High Jump * 1980 Women's Olympic High Jump...
  
  
• 1984 Women's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump
  These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The final was held on Friday August 10, 1984.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Women's high jump event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 28 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1980 Women's Olympic High Jump...