Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump


The women's high jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21–23 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.

Summary

The qualifying standards were 1.95 m and 1.91 m.
The field was narrowed to four athletes by 2.01m. Blanka Vlašić was in the driver's seat, with a perfect round. Vlašić remained in gold medal position by continuing her perfect round to 2.03m. Anna Chicherova moved into silver position with a first attempt clearance as well. Tia Hellebaut took two attempts to get over the height and was in bronze position. Yelena Slesarenko couldn't get over the height and finished in fourth. After Vlašić missed for the first time in the competition Hellebaut's fortunes reversed with a first attempt clearance of, leapfrogging her into the lead. Vlašić cleared on her second attempt, while Chicherova ended her competition with three straight misses. The bar was moved up to an Olympic record 2.07m, just 2cm below the world record. Neither competitor could get over 2.07m.
Eight years after the competition, samples taken after the event were retested. Chicherova tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. The fourth- and fifth-place finishers, Yelena Slesarenko and Vita Palamar also tested positive in the 2016 re-tests. All three were disqualified from the Olympics, and their results were struck from the record. Medals of other athletes have been reallocated by IAAF.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualification criteria: 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.
RankGroupNameNationality1.801.85 1.891.93ResultNotes
1BMarina Aitovaoooo1.93q
1BRuth Beitiaoooo1.93q
1ATia Hellebaut-ooo1.93q
1BVita Styopinaoooo1.93q
5BAntonietta Di Martinoxoooo1.93q
5AAriane Friedrich-oxoo1.93q
7BIva Strakováooxxoo1.93q
8BChaunté Howardoooxo1.93q
8ASvetlana Shkolinaoooxo1.93q
8BBlanka Vlašićoooxo1.93q
11BEmma Greenoooxxo1.93q
12ARomana Dubnováoxooxxo1.93q
13ADoreen Amataoooxxx1.89
13BMelanie Skotnikoooxxx1.89
15ASvetlana Radziviloxooxxx1.89
16AAmy Acuffooxoxxx1.89
16BNicole Forresterooxoxxx1.89
18BAnna Iljustsenkooxxoxoxxx1.89
19AXingjuan Zhengxooxxoxxx1.89
20AKarina Vnukovaooxxx1.85
21ASharon Dayxooxxx1.85
22AAntonia Stergiouxooxxx1.85
23BNadiya Dusanovaxxooxxx1.85
24BLevern Spencer-xoxxx1.85
25AYekaterina Yevseyevaoxxoxxx1.85
26ANoeng-Ruthai Chaipechoxxx1.80
26AInna Gliznutaoxxx1.80
BTatiana Efimenkoxxx'
BRomary Rifkaxxx'
DQ AVita Palamar-ooxo1.93 q
DQ AAnna Chicherovaooxoxo1.93q
DQ BYelena Slesarenkoooxoxxo1.93 q

NM - No Mark

Final

NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best