The women's
high jump
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at the
2022 World Athletics Championships
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was held at the
Hayward Field
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in
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on 16 and 19 July 2022.
Summary
All twelve finalists cleared 1.89m, ten over 1.93m and eight over 1.96m.
Iryna Herashchenko,
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Yaroslava Oleksiivna Mahuchikh (, ; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper and women's high jump world record holder. She won the gold medal at the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2 ...
,
Elena Vallortigara and
Eleanor Patterson all made 1.98m. Patterson took three attempts to make her clearance while Mahuchikh and Vallortigara were tied for the lead with perfect rounds going. At 2 metres, Vallortigara remained perfect, while the other three made it on their second attempts. At , Mahuchikh and Herashchenko missed, then Patterson succeeded on her first attempt to tie her National and continental record. When Vallortigara also missed, Patterson moved into first place. Mahuchikh made it on her second attempt, while the others failed. Neither Mahuchikh or Patterson could make 2.04m. Patterson was confirmed as the gold medalist, Mahuchikh silver and Vallortigara bronze.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 1.96 m.
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
Results
Qualification
Qualification: 1.95 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).
Final
The final took place on 19 July at 17:40.
Final Results
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References
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High jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
High jump at the World Athletics Championships