1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
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These are the official results of the Women's High Jump
event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships
in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 10, 1997.
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 10, 1997.
Medalists
| Gold |  Hanne HauglandHanne Haugland Hanne Haugland is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career.... Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... (NOR) |
| Silver |  Olga KaliturinaOlga Kaliturina Olga Kaliturina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS) |
 Inga BabakovaUkraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (UKR) |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
 |
1.99 m | |
 |
1.96 m | |
| 4. | 1.96 m | |
| 5. | 1.93 m | |
| 7. | 1.93 m | |
| 10. | 1.90 m | |
| 12. | 1.90 m | |
| 13. | 1.85 m |
Qualifying round
- Held on Friday 1997-08-08
RANK GROUP A HEIGHT 1. 1.94 m 5. 1.94 m 7. 1.94 m 8. 1.94 m (NR) 9. 1.92 m 10. 1.92 m 11. 1.89 m 12. 1.85 m — NM
| RANK | GROUP B | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1.94 m | |
| 2. | 1.94 m | |
| 3. | 1.94 m | |
| 4. | 1.94 m | |
| 5. | 1.94 m | |
| 6. | 1.92 m | |
| 7. | 1.89 m | |
| 8. | 1.89 m | |
| 9. | 1.85 m | |
| 10. | 1.80 m | |
| 12. | 1.80 m | |
| — | NM |
See also
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