Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump


The Women's high jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 9–11 August.
In the qualifying round, only four athletes attempted the automatic qualifying height of 1.96, the clearance necessary for Svetlana Radzivil to advance beyond two misses at 1.93 and while failing, Irina Gordeeva needed to cover her chances in case Ariane Friedrich or Antonia Stergiou had cleared it.
In the final, it was down to four athletes at 2 metres, in the process losing defending champion Tia Hellebaut and reigning indoor champion Chaunte Lowe. Ruth Beitia was clean at 2.00 with one earlier miss, but she could go no further. Brigetta Barrett was getting into a habit of clearing heights on her second attempt. But she also cleared 2.03 on her second attempt, while Svetlana Shkolina cleared on her third, putting Barrett in silver medal position and Shkolina in the bronze position. The leader was reigning world champion Anna Chicherova, clean through 2.03, which would have been enough for the gold medal. But the competition went on, all three attempting 2.05. Chicherova cleared on her second attempt while Barrett and Shkolina missed three times to settle the medals for sure.
Seven years after the competition, on 1 February 2019, Svetlana Shkolina was among twelve Russian track and field athletes found guilty of doping during the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was stripped of her bronze medal.
In 2016, victorious Chicherova's 2008 drug re-test returned positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. Her 2008 bronze was rescinded, but 2012 gold was not affected.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. Athletes start with a qualifying round. Jumping in turn, each athlete attempts to achieve the qualifying height. If they fail at three jumps in a row, they are eliminated. After a successful jump, they receive three more attempts to achieve the next height. Once all jumps have been completed, all athletes who have achieved the qualifying height go through to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieve the qualifying standard, the best 12 athletes go through. Cleared heights reset for the final, which followed the same format until all athletes fail three consecutive jumps.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time
DateTimeRound
Thursday, 9 August 201209:30Qualifications
Saturday, 11 August 201219:00Finals

Records

, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Results

Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 1.96m or at least best 12 qualified.
RankGroupNameNationality1.751.801.851.901.931.96ResultNote
1BSvetlana Radzivilooooxxoo1.96Q, SB
2ARuth Beitia--ooo-1.93q
2AAnna Chicherova--ooo-1.93q
2AEmma Green Tregaro--ooo-1.93q, SB
2BTia Hellebaut--ooo-1.93q
2BChaunté Lowe-oooo-1.93q
2AMelanie Melfortooooo-1.93q, =SB
2BSvetlana Shkolina--ooo-1.93q
9ABurcu Ayhanoo-xoo-1.93q, SB
10ABrigetta Barrettooooxo-1.93q
10BIrina Gordeeva-oooxoxx-1.93q
10AAirinė Palšytėooooxo-1.93q
13BAntonia Stergiouoxooxxoxoxxx1.93SB
14AAriane Friedrich--ooxxoxxx1.93SB
15AOlena Kholosha-oooxxx1.90
15BAnna Iljuštšenko-oooxxx1.90
17BDoreen Amata-ox-oxxx1.90SB
18AZheng Xingjuan-ooxxoxxx1.90
19BLevern Spencer-oxoxxoxxx1.90
20BAmy Acuffoooxxx1.85
20ANadiya Dusanova-ooxxx1.85
20BEbba Jungmark-ooxxx1.85
20BLissa Labicheoooxxx1.85
20BLesyani Mayoroooxxx1.85
20AEsthera Petreoooxxx1.85
20BVenelina Veneva-Mateeva-ooxxx1.85
27ADeirdre Ryan-oxoxxx1.85
28ATonje Angelsen-oxxoxxx1.85
29AWanida Boonwanooxxx1.80
29ADương Thị Việt Anh-oxxx1.80
29BSahana Kumari-oxxx1.80
29AOldřiška Marešováooxxx1.80
29BAna Šimić-oxxx1.80
34BVita Styopinaxoxoxxx1.80
BMarina Aitovaxxx

r = retired from competition

Final

RankNameNationality1.891.931.972.002.032.05ResultNote
Anna Chicherovaoooooxo2.05WL
Brigetta Barrettooxoxoxoxxx2.03PB
DSQSvetlana Shkolinaooooxxoxxx2.03PB
4Ruth Beitiaooxooxxx2.00=SB
5Tia Hellebautoxxooxxx1.97=SB
6Chaunté Loweooxoxxx1.97
7Svetlana Radziviloxxoxxoxxx1.97SB
8Emma Green Tregaroxooxxx1.93=SB
9Melanie Melfortoxoxxx1.93=SB
10Irina Gordeevaoxxoxxx1.93
11Airinė Palšytėoxxx1.89
12Burcu Ayhanxxoxxx1.89