2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
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The Women's high jump
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 2011 World Championships in Athletics
2011 World Championships in Athletics
The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....
was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 3.
Russia's Anna Chicherova
Anna Chicherova
Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
entered the competition as the favourite with a world leading jump of 2.07 m. Although Blanka Vlašić
Blanka Vlašic
Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic...
had won world titles in 2007 and 2009
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 18 August and 20 August 2009.Reigning champion Blanka Vlašić had spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons largely unbeaten, but high profile losses in the Olympic high jump final and the 2008 IAAF Golden League...
and was ranked second in the world, she was suffering from a leg injury and decided to compete after having initially withdrawn. Antonietta Di Martino
Antonietta Di Martino
Antonietta Di Martino is an Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres outdoor and 2,04 metres indoor.-Career:...
had been the only other woman over 2.00 m that year. Emma Green
Emma Green
Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Venelina Veneva-Mateeva, 2004 Olympic champion Yelena Slesarenko
Yelena Slesarenko
-2004:Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Championships. When the outdoor season started she won the SPAR European Cup with the same result, improving her personal best from 1.97...
and Ruth Beitia
Ruth Beitia
Ruth Beitia Vila is a high jumper from Spain.With 2.01 metres indoor and 2.02 metres outdoor she holds the current Spanish records.-Achievements:-References:*-External links:...
were the other established entrants, while Svetlana Shkolina
Svetlana Shkolina
Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:...
was fourth in the world rankings. Chaunté Lowe, Ariane Friedrich
Ariane Friedrich
Ariane Friedrich, born Tempel is a German high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
and reigning Olympic champion Tia Hellebaut
Tia Hellebaut
Tia Hellebaut is a Belgian track and field athlete who started out in the heptathlon, but afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors....
were notable absences. It took 1.95 to make the final.
The medalists clearly separated from the field in order, each clearing 2.00 Chicherova on her first, Vlašić on her second and Di Martino on her third. At 2.03 Chicherova remained clean while Vlašić again needed two attempts, with Di Martino unable to make the height. At 2.05, neither was able to make it, though Vlašić looked closer. After years of finishing one place behind Vlašić in major meets, it was the first time Chicherova was able to reverse those results.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... ' |
Blanka Vlašić Blanka Vlašic Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic... ' |
Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino is an Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres outdoor and 2,04 metres indoor.-Career:... ' |
Records
| World record | 2.09 | Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
30 August 1987 | |
| Championship record | 2.09 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 | |
| World leading | 2.07 | Cheboksary Cheboksary -Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****... , 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... |
22 July 2011 | |
| African record | 2.06 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
31 August 2003 | |
| Asian record | 1.99 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
13 July 2009 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 2.05 | Des Moines, IA, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
26 June 2010 | |
| South American record | 1.96 | Oristano Oristano Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:... , Italy |
8 September 1997 | |
| European record | 2.09 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 | |
| Oceanian record | 1.98 | Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
12 February 1989 | |
| Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
17 July 1994 |
Qualification standards
| A standard | B standard |
|---|---|
| 1.95 | 1.92 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2011 | 10:45 | Qualification |
| September 3, 2011 | 19:00 | Final |
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Brigetta Barrett Brigetta Barrett Brigetta Barrett; born in Weschester, New York on December 24, 1990 is a high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on 2011, jumping 1.96 metres at the World University Games in Shenzen, China.-External links:*... |
o | o | o | o | o | o | 1.95 | Q | |
| 1 | A | Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
– | – | o | o | o | o | 1.95 | Q | |
| 1 | B | Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino is an Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres outdoor and 2,04 metres indoor.-Career:... |
– | o | o | o | o | o | 1.95 | Q | |
| 1 | B | Blanka Vlašić Blanka Vlašic Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic... |
– | – | o | o | o | o | 1.95 | Q | |
| 5 | A | Emma Green Tregaro Emma Green Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
– | – | o | o | o | xo | 1.95 | Q, SB | |
| 5 | A | Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:... |
– | – | o | o | o | xo | 1.95 | Q | |
| 7 | B | Doreen Amata Doreen Amata Doreen Amata is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event.Amata represented Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing in 16th place in the overall-rankings. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 2007 All-Africa... |
– | – | o | o | xxo | xo | 1.95 | Q, =NR Nigerian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Nigeria maintained by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
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| 7 | A | Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan is an Irish high jumper.She finished thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 1999 World Youth Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World... |
– | o | o | o | xxo | xo | 1.95 | Q, NR Irish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudea = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28... |
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| 9 | B | Svetlana Radzivil Svetlana Radzivil Svetlana Radzivil is an Uzbekistani high jumper.She was born in Tashkent. She finished ninth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and thirteenth at the 2004 World Junior Championships. In 2006 she won the 2006 World Junior Championships, in a new personal best jump of 1.91 metres, and finished... |
– | o | o | o | o | xxo | 1.95 | Q, SB | |
| 9 | B | Yelena Slesarenko Yelena Slesarenko -2004:Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Championships. When the outdoor season started she won the SPAR European Cup with the same result, improving her personal best from 1.97... |
– | o | o | o | o | xxo | 1.95 | Q | |
| 9 | B | Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan is a Chinese high jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games... |
– | o | o | o | o | xxo | 1.95 | Q, PB | |
| 12 | A | Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko is an Estonian high jumper.She finished ninth at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a jump of 1.80 metres... |
– | xo | o | xo | xo | xxo | 1.95 | Q | |
| 13 | A | Levern Spencer Levern Spencer Levern Donaline Spencer is a Saint Lucian high jumper.-Biography:Spencer was an All-American high jumper for the University of Georgia and 2008 Olympian for St Lucia, set a new facility record at the Georgia Invitational in Athens, Georgia on Saturday 8 May 2010, clearing 1.98m to cruise to a... |
– | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.92 | ||
| 14 | B | Esthera Petre | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.92 | ||
| 15 | A | Melanie Melfort | – | o | xo | xo | o | xxx | 1.92 | ||
| 16 | A | Ruth Beitia Ruth Beitia Ruth Beitia Vila is a high jumper from Spain.With 2.01 metres indoor and 2.02 metres outdoor she holds the current Spanish records.-Achievements:-References:*-External links:... |
– | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.92 | ||
| 17 | B | Ebba Jungmark Ebba Jungmark Ebba Anna Jungmark is a Swedish high jumper.She finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships, and competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final... |
– | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.92 | ||
| 18 | A | Vita Styopina | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.92 | ||
| 19 | B | Marina Aitova Marina Aitova Marina Aitova, née Korzhova is a Kazakhstani high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.99 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Athens.... |
– | o | o | o | xxx | 1.89 | |||
| 19 | B | Oksana Okuneva Oksana Okuneva -Achievements:-References:... |
– | o | o | o | xxx | 1.89 | |||
| 21 | A | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | – | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.89 | |||
| 22 | B | Wanida Boonwan | o | o | o | xxx | 1.85 | ||||
| 23 | A | Tonje Angelse | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.85 | ||||
| 24 | B | Danielle Frenkel Danielle Frenkel -Early life:Frenkel originally was interested in being a professional dancer, and trained for years as a teenager with the Bat Dor Dance Company. Two months after she began her army service, as a guide at Yad Vashem , Israeli high jump coach Anatoly Shafran, who had seen her jump in a high school... |
o | xxo | o | xxx | 1.85 | ||||
| 25 | A | Raffaella Lamera | – | o | xxo | xxx | 1.85 | ||||
| 25 | A | Marielys Rojas | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.85 | SB | |||
| 27 | A | Inika Mcpherson | o | o | xxx | 1.80 | |||||
| 28 | B | Marija Vuković | o | xo | xxx | 1.80 | |||||
| 29 | A | Han Da-rye | xo | xxx | 1.75 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 2.05 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.03 | |||
| Blanka Vlašić Blanka Vlašic Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic... |
o | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 2.03 | SB | ||
| Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino Antonietta Di Martino is an Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres outdoor and 2,04 metres indoor.-Career:... |
o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.00 | =SB | |||
| Yelena Slesarenko Yelena Slesarenko -2004:Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Championships. When the outdoor season started she won the SPAR European Cup with the same result, improving her personal best from 1.97... |
o | xo | o | xxx | 1.97 | =SB | ||||
| Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:... |
o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.97 | |||||
| Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan is a Chinese high jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games... |
xo | o | xxx | 1.93 | ||||||
| Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan is an Irish high jumper.She finished thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 1999 World Youth Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World... |
xo | o | xxx | 1.93 | ||||||
| Svetlana Radzivil Svetlana Radzivil Svetlana Radzivil is an Uzbekistani high jumper.She was born in Tashkent. She finished ninth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and thirteenth at the 2004 World Junior Championships. In 2006 she won the 2006 World Junior Championships, in a new personal best jump of 1.91 metres, and finished... |
xo | xo | xxx | 1.93 | ||||||
| Doreen Amata Doreen Amata Doreen Amata is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event.Amata represented Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing in 16th place in the overall-rankings. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 2007 All-Africa... |
xo | xo | xxx | 1.93 | ||||||
| 10 | Brigetta Barrett Brigetta Barrett Brigetta Barrett; born in Weschester, New York on December 24, 1990 is a high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on 2011, jumping 1.96 metres at the World University Games in Shenzen, China.-External links:*... |
o | xxo | xxx | 1.93 | |||||
| 11 | Emma Green Tregaro Emma Green Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
o | xxx | 1.89 | ||||||
| 12 | Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko is an Estonian high jumper.She finished ninth at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a jump of 1.80 metres... |
xo | xxx | 1.89 |
External links
- High jump results at IAAF website