Olympedia – High Jump, Women
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| Date | 1 – 3 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Participants | 32 from 24 countries |
Stefka Kostadinova had been the world’s top high jumper since 1986 but had failed badly in both 1988 and 1992 in her attempt to win Olympic gold. She had set three world records, and her mark of 2.09 (6-10¼) from 1987 still stood (and stands thru 2019), and had cleared 2.05 metres (6-8¾) 20 times, a mark cleared only five times by other women. She was World Champion in 1987 and 1995. Thru 2.01 (6-7) metres in the final round, three jumpers survived – Kostadinova, Inha Babakova (UKR), and Greece’s Niki Bakogianni – but Kostadinova and Babakova led as they were perfect to that point. But Babakova went out at 2.03 (6-7¾), while Bakogianni had a surprise clearance at that height on her third attempt. However, Kostadinova still led, and was still perfect. She cemented the gold medal by jumping 2.05 metres (6-8¾).
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying Round | Final Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3110 | Stefka Kostadinova |  BUL | 1.93 (=1) | 2.05 (1) | Gold | OR | |
| 2 | 3387 | Niki Bakogianni |  GRE | 1.93 (=1) | 2.03 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 3789 | Inha Babakova |  UKR | 1.93 (=1) | 2.01 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 3684 | Yelena Gulyayeva |  RUS | 1.93 (=1) | 1.99 (4) | |||
| =5 | 3340 | Alina Astafei |  GER | 1.93 (=1) | 1.96 (=5) | |||
| =5 | 3549 | Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė |  LTU | 1.93 (=1) | 1.96 (=5) | |||
| =5 | 3702 | Tatyana Motkova | RUS | 1.93 (=1) | 1.96 (=5) | |||
| 8 | 3609 | Hanne Haugland |  NOR | 1.93 (=1) | 1.96 (8) | |||
| =9 | 3737 | Britta Bilač |  SLO | 1.93 (11) | 1.93 (=9) | |||
| =9 | 3880 | Tisha Waller |  USA | 1.93 (=1) | 1.93 (=9) | |||
| =11 | 3209 | Zuzana Kováčiková |  CZE | 1.93 (13) | 1.93 (=11) | |||
| =11 | 3557 | Olga Bolșova |  MDA | 1.93 (12) | 1.93 (=11) | |||
| 13 | 3509 | Svetlana Zalevskaya |  KAZ | 1.93 (=1) | 1.93 (13) | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 3081 | Tatsiana Khramava |  BLR | 1.90 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 3768 | Kajsa Bergqvist |  SWE | 1.90 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 3310 | Lea Haggett |  GBR | 1.90 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 3200 | Ioamnet Quintero |  CUB | 1.90 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 3876 | Connie Teaberry | USA | 1.90 (18) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 3320 | Debbie Marti | GBR | 1.85 (=19) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 2143 | Yuliya Lyakhova | RUS | 1.85 (=19) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 3750 | Sieglinde Cadusch |  SUI | 1.85 (=19) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 3810 | Vita Stopina | UKR | 1.85 (=19) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 3559 | Inna Gliznuța | MDA | 1.85 (23) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 3767 | Alica Javadová |  SVK | 1.85 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 3819 | Amy Acuff | USA | 1.85 (=24) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 3783 | Natasha Alleyne |  TTO | 1.85 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 3219 | Juana Rosario Arrendel |  DOM | 1.80 (27) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 3890 | Svetlana Munkova |  UZB | 1.80 (28) | – | |||
| =29 r1/2 | 3116 | Venelina Veneva | BUL | 1.80 (=29) | – | |||
| =29 r1/2 | 3118 | Irène Tiendrébéogo |  BUR | 1.80 (=29) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 3032 | Alison Inverarity |  AUS | – (NH) | – | |||
| DQ | 3437 | Antonella Bevilacqua |  ITA | [1.93] (DQ) | [1.99] (DQ) | |||
| DNS | 3465 | Coralea Cline |  IVB | – (DNS) | – | |||
| DNS | 3051 | Sigrid Kirchmann |  AUT | – (DNS) | – |
Qualifying Round (1 August 1996)
Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.95 metres advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | Misses | Total Misses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Stefka Kostadinova | BUL | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Alina Astafei | GER | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Niki Bakogianni | GRE | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Svetlana Zalevskaya | KAZ | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė | LTU | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Hanne Haugland | NOR | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Yelena Gulyayeva | RUS | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Tatyana Motkova | RUS | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Inha Babakova | UKR | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| =1 | Tisha Waller | USA | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | q | ||
| 11 | Britta Bilač | SLO | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | q | ||
| 12 | Olga Bolșova | MDA | 1.93 | 1 | 2 | q | ||
| 13 | Zuzana Kováčiková | CZE | 1.93 | 2 | 4 | q | ||
| 14 | Tatsiana Khramava | BLR | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Kajsa Bergqvist | SWE | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 16 | Lea Haggett | GBR | 1.90 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Ioamnet Quintero | CUB | 1.90 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 18 | Connie Teaberry | USA | 1.90 | 2 | 3 | |||
| =19 | Debbie Marti | GBR | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | |||
| =19 | Yuliya Lyakhova | RUS | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | |||
| =19 | Sieglinde Cadusch | SUI | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | |||
| =19 | Vita Stopina | UKR | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | Inna Gliznuța | MDA | 1.85 | 0 | 1 | |||
| =24 | Alica Javadová | SVK | 1.85 | 1 | 1 | |||
| =24 | Amy Acuff | USA | 1.85 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 26 | Natasha Alleyne | TTO | 1.85 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 27 | Juana Rosario Arrendel | DOM | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Svetlana Munkova | UZB | 1.80 | 2 | 2 | |||
| =29 | Venelina Veneva | BUL | 1.80 | 2 | 4 | |||
| =29 | Irène Tiendrébéogo | BUR | 1.80 | 2 | 4 | |||
| NH | Alison Inverarity | AUS | – | – | – | |||
| DQ | Antonella Bevilacqua | ITA | [1.93] | [0] | [0] | Q | ||
| DNS | Coralea Cline | IVB | – | – | – | |||
| DNS | Sigrid Kirchmann | AUT | – | – | – |
Qualifying Round, Group A (1 August 1996 — 9:30)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | Misses | Total Misses | 1.75 m | 1.80 m | 1.85 m | 1.90 m | 1.93 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Stefka Kostadinova | BUL | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Niki Bakogianni | GRE | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Svetlana Zalevskaya | KAZ | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Yelena Gulyayeva | RUS | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Inha Babakova | UKR | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Tisha Waller | USA | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | o | |||
| 7 | Olga Bolșova | MDA | 1.93 | 1 | 2 | - | o | xo | o | xo | |||
| 8 | Connie Teaberry | USA | 1.90 | 2 | 3 | o | xo | o | xxo | xxx | |||
| =9 | Debbie Marti | GBR | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | |||
| =9 | Sieglinde Cadusch | SUI | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | |||
| 11 | Natasha Alleyne | TTO | 1.85 | 2 | 3 | o | xo | xxo | xxx | – | |||
| 12 | Juana Rosario Arrendel | DOM | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | – | |||
| 13 | Svetlana Munkova | UZB | 1.80 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | |||
| 14 | Irène Tiendrébéogo | BUR | 1.80 | 2 | 4 | xxo | xxo | xxx | – | – | |||
| DQ | Antonella Bevilacqua | ITA | [1.93] | [0] | [0] | [-] | [o] | [o] | [o] | [o] | |||
| DNS | Coralea Cline | IVB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DNS | Sigrid Kirchmann | AUT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Qualifying Round, Group B (1 August 1996 — 9:30)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | Misses | Total Misses | 1.75 m | 1.80 m | 1.85 m | 1.90 m | 1.93 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Alina Astafei | GER | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė | LTU | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Hanne Haugland | NOR | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | |||
| =1 | Tatyana Motkova | RUS | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | o | |||
| 5 | Britta Bilač | SLO | 1.93 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | o | xo | |||
| 6 | Zuzana Kováčiková | CZE | 1.93 | 2 | 4 | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | |||
| 7 | Tatsiana Khramava | BLR | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | xxx | |||
| 8 | Kajsa Bergqvist | SWE | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | o | o | xo | o | xxx | |||
| 9 | Lea Haggett | GBR | 1.90 | 1 | 2 | - | xo | o | xo | xxx | |||
| 10 | Ioamnet Quintero | CUB | 1.90 | 2 | 2 | - | o | o | xxo | xxx | |||
| =11 | Yuliya Lyakhova | RUS | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | |||
| =11 | Vita Stopina | UKR | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | |||
| 13 | Inna Gliznuța | MDA | 1.85 | 0 | 1 | o | xo | o | xxx | – | |||
| =14 | Alica Javadová | SVK | 1.85 | 1 | 1 | - | o | xo | xxx | – | |||
| =14 | Amy Acuff | USA | 1.85 | 1 | 1 | o | o | xo | xxx | – | |||
| 16 | Venelina Veneva | BUL | 1.80 | 2 | 4 | xxo | xxo | xxx | – | – | |||
| NH | Alison Inverarity | AUS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round (3 August 1996 — 18:30)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | Misses | Total Misses | 1.80 m | 1.85 m | 1.90 m | 1.93 m | 1.96 m | 1.99 m | 2.01 m | 2.03 m | 2.05 m | 2.10 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefka Kostadinova | BUL | 2.05 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | OR | ||
| 2 | Niki Bakogianni | GRE | 2.03 | 2 | 5 | o | o | xo | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | – | =OR | ||
| 3 | Inha Babakova | UKR | 2.01 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | |||
| 4 | Yelena Gulyayeva | RUS | 1.99 | 1 | 2 | - | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | |||
| =5 | Alina Astafei | GER | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | x- | xx- | – | – | – | |||
| =5 | Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė | LTU | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | |||
| =5 | Tatyana Motkova | RUS | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | x- | xx- | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | Hanne Haugland | NOR | 1.96 | 0 | 3 | - | o | xxo | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | |||
| =9 | Britta Bilač | SLO | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| =9 | Tisha Waller | USA | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| =11 | Zuzana Kováčiková | CZE | 1.93 | 1 | 2 | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| =11 | Olga Bolșova | MDA | 1.93 | 1 | 2 | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | Svetlana Zalevskaya | KAZ | 1.93 | 2 | 3 | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DQ | Antonella Bevilacqua | ITA | [1.99] | [0] | [0] | [o] | [o] | [o] | [o] | [o] | [o] | [xxx] | – | – | – |