The Women's high jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 3.

Russia's Anna Chicherova entered the competition as the favourite with a world leading jump of 2.07 m. Although Blanka Vlašić had won world titles in 2007 and 2009 and was ranked second in the world, she was suffering from a leg injury and decided to compete after having initially withdrawn. Antonietta Di Martino had been the only other woman over 2.00 m that year. Emma Green, Venelina Veneva-Mateeva, 2004 Olympic champion Yelena Slesarenko and Ruth Beitia were the other established entrants, while Svetlana Shkolina was fourth in the world rankings. Chaunté Lowe, Ariane Friedrich and reigning Olympic champion Tia Hellebaut were notable absences.Johnson, Len (2011-08-20). Women's High Jump – PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.High jump 2011. IAAF (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-27. It took 1.95 to make the final.

The medalists clearly separated from the field in order, each clearing 2.00 Chicherova on her first, Vlašić on her second and Di Martino on her third. At 2.03 Chicherova remained clean while Vlašić again needed two attempts, with Di Martino unable to make the height. At 2.05, neither was able to make it, though Vlašić looked closer. After years of finishing one place behind Vlašić in major meets, it was the first time Chicherova was able to reverse those results.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAnna ChicherovaBlanka VlašićAntonietta Di Martino

Records World record2.09Rome, Italy30 August 1987Championship record2.09Rome, Italy30 August 1987World leading2.07Cheboksary, Russia22 July 2011African record2.06Paris, France31 August 2003Asian record1.99Athens, Greece13 July 2009North, Central American and Caribbean record2.05Des Moines, IA, United States26 June 2010South American record1.96Oristano, Italy8 September 1997European record2.09Rome, Italy30 August 1987Oceanian record1.98Perth, Australia12 February 1989Ingolstadt, Germany17 July 1994

Qualification standards A standardB standard 1.95 1.92

Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 1, 2011 10:45 QualificationSeptember 3, 2011 19:00 Final

Results

Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 1.75 1.801.851.891.921.95 Result Notes 1 B Brigetta Barrett o o o o o o 1.95 Q 1 A Anna Chicherova – – o o o o 1.95 Q 1 B Antonietta Di Martino – o o o o o 1.95 Q 1 B Blanka Vlašić – – o o o o 1.95 Q 5 A Emma Green Tregaro – – o o o xo 1.95 Q, SB 5 A Svetlana Shkolina – – o o o xo 1.95 Q 7 B Doreen Amata – – o o xxo xo 1.95 Q, =NR 7 A Deirdre Ryan – o o o xxo xo 1.95 Q, NR 9 B Svetlana Radzivil – o o o o xxo 1.95 Q, SB 9 B Yelena Slesarenko – o o o o xxo 1.95 Q 9 B Zheng Xingjuan – o o o o xxo 1.95 Q, PB 12 A Anna Iljuštšenko – xo o xo xo xxo 1.95 Q 13 A Levern Spencer – o o o o xxx 1.92 14 B Esthera Petre o o o xo o xxx 1.92 15 A Melanie Melfort – o xo xo o xxx 1.92 16 A Ruth Beitia – o o o xo xxx 1.92 17 B Ebba Jungmark – o o xo xo xxx 1.92 18 A Vita Styopina o o o o xxo xxx 1.92 19 B Marina Aitova – o o o xxx 1.89 19 B Oksana Okuneva – o o o xxx 1.89 21 A Venelina Veneva-Mateeva – o xo o xxx 1.89 22 B Wanida Boonwan o o o xxx 1.85 23 A Tonje Angelsen o xo o xxx 1.85 24 B Danielle Frenkel o xxo o xxx 1.85 25 A Raffaella Lamera – o xxo xxx 1.85 25 A Marielys Rojas o o xxo xxx 1.85 SB 27 A Inika McPherson o o xxx 1.80 28 B Marija Vuković o xo xxx 1.80 29 A Han Da-rye xo xxx 1.75

Final Rank Name Nationality 1.89 1.931.972.002.032.05 Result Notes Anna Chicherova o o o o o xxx 2.03 Blanka Vlašić o o o xo xo xxx 2.03 SB Antonietta Di Martino o o o xxo xxx 2.00 =SB Yelena Slesarenko o xo o xxx 1.97 =SB Svetlana Shkolina o o xxo xxx 1.97 Zheng Xingjuan xo o xxx 1.93 Deirdre Ryan xo o xxx 1.93 Svetlana Radzivil xo xo xxx 1.93 Doreen Amata xo xo xxx 1.93 10 Brigetta Barrett o xxo xxx 1.93 11 Emma Green Tregaro o xxx 1.89 12 Anna Iljuštšenko xo xxx 1.89

References

External links High jump results at IAAF website