The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups (24 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.

Records

These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	2.09	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:...	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...  (ITA 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... )	August 30, 1987
Olympic Record	2.02	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...	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 10, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Height	OR	WR
September 30, 1988	Final		2.03m	OR

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		2.03m (OR)
		2.01m
		1.99m
4.		1.96m
5.		1.93m
5.		1.93m
7.		1.93m
8.		1.90m
8.		1.90m
10.		1.90m
11.		1.90m
12.		1.90m

Non-qualifiers

RANK	NON-QUALIFIERS	HEIGHT
13.		1.90m
14.		1.90m
15.		1.90m
16.		1.90m
17.		1.87m
18.		1.87m
19.		1.84m
20.		1.84m
21.		1.84m
22.		1.80m
23.		1.80m
24.		1.75m

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...
  
  
• 1987 Women's World Championships High Jump (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump
  These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 30, 1987....
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 1992 Women's Olympic High Jump (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump
  These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes...