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Women's high jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateSeptember 29 (qualifications)
September 30 (final)
Competitors24 from 15 nations
Winning height2.03 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Louise Ritter
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stefka Kostadinova
 Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tamara Bykova
 Soviet Union
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Athletics at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list 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 Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova Rome (ITA) August 30, 1987
Olympic Record 2.02 West Germany Ulrike Meyfarth Los Angeles (USA) August 10, 1984

The following Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date Event Athlete Height OR WR
September 30, 1988 Final  Louise Ritter (USA) 2.03m OR

Results

Qualifying

Rank Group Name Nationality 1.70 1.75 1.80 1.84 1.87 1.90 1.92 Result Notes
1 A Kim Hee-sun  South Korea o o o o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Megumi Sato  Japan o o o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Tamara Bykova  Soviet Union o o o o o o o 1.92 Q
4 A Janet Boyle  Great Britain o o o o xo o 1.92 Q
4 A Olga Turchak  Soviet Union o o o xo o 1.92 Q
4 B Galina Astafei  Romania o o xo o o o 1.92 Q
7 A Maryse Ewanjé-Epée  France o o xo xo xo o 1.92 Q
8 A Stefka Kostadinova  Bulgaria o o o xo 1.92 Q
8 B Lyudmila Andonova  Bulgaria o o o o xo 1.92 Q
8 B Diana Davies  Great Britain o o o o xo 1.92 Q
11 B Louise Ritter  United States o xo o xxo 1.92 Q
11 B Christine Stanton  Australia xo o o o xxo 1.92 Q
13 A Heike Redetzky  West Germany o o o xxx 1.90
14 A Vanessa Browne  Australia o o xo xxo xo xxx 1.90
15 A Jin Ling  China o o o o xxo xxx 1.90
16 B Jo Jennings  Great Britain o o xo xo xxo xxx 1.90
17 B Liudmyla Avdieienko  Soviet Union o o o xxx 1.87
18 B Coleen Sommer  United States o o xo xxx 1.87
19 A Patricia King  United States o o o xxx 1.84
20 B Madely Beaugendre  France o xo o xxx 1.84
21 A Cristina Fink  Mexico o o xxo xxx 1.84
22 A Biljana Petrović  Yugoslavia o xo o xxx 1.80
23 B Su Chun-yueh  Chinese Taipei o o xo xxx 1.80
24 A Lucienne N'Da  Ivory Coast o xxo xxx 1.75

Final

Rank Name Nationality 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.93 1.96 1.99 2.01 2.03 2.03 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Louise Ritter  United States o o o o o o o xxx o 2.03 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stefka Kostadinova  Bulgaria o o o o o o o xxx x 2.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tamara Bykova  Soviet Union o o o o xo xxo xxx 1.99
4 Olga Turchak  Soviet Union o o xo o o xxx 1.96
5 Galina Astafei  Romania o o o o o xxx 1.93
5 Lyudmila Andonova  Bulgaria o o o o xxx 1.93
7 Christine Stanton  Australia o o o xo xxx 1.93
8 Diana Davies  Great Britain o o o xxx 1.90
8 Kim Hui-seon  South Korea o o o xxx 1.90
10 Maryse Ewanjé-Epée  France o o xo xxx 1.90
11 Megumi Sato  Japan o o xxo xxx 1.90
12 Janet Boyle  Great Britain o xo xxo xxx 1.90

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

High jump at the Olympic Games
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Olympic champions in women's high jump
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