Medalists

Gold	Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:... Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...  (BUL)
Silver	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)
Bronze	Susanne Helm-Beyer Susanne Beyer Susanne Beyer, née Helm is a retired East German high jumper.She finished seventh at the 1983 World Championships and fourth at the 1986 European Championships. She began the 1987 season well with a win at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting, taking the title with a leap of 2.00 m... East Germany (GDR)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  29.08.1987 – ??:??h	29.08.1987 – ??:??h
  Final Round
  30.08.1987 – ??:??h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1987 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....		2.08 m	May 31, 1986	Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
Event Record		2.01 m	August 9, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
Broken records during the 1987 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....		2.09 m	August 30, 1987	Rome, Italy
Event Record

Qualifying round

• Held on Saturday 1987-08-29

  RANK	GROUP A	HEIGHT
  1.		1.91 m
  1.		1.91 m
  1.		1.91 m
  1.		1.91 m
  1.		1.91 m
  1.		1.91 m
  7.		1.88 m
  7.		1.88 m
  7.		1.88 m
  7.		1.88 m
  11.		1.85 m
  		NM

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		2.09 m WR
		2.04 m
		1.99 m
4.		1.96 m
5.		1.96 m
6.		1.96 m
7.		1.93 m
8.		1.93 m
8.		1.93 m
10.		1.93 m
11.		1.93 m
12.		1.85 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 1988 Women's Olympic High Jump (Seoul)
  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 entrylist of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on Friday September 30, 1988.-Records:...
  
  
• 1990 Women's European Championships High Jump (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of eighteen participating athletes...
  
  
• 1991 Women's World Championships High Jump (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 31, 1991....