The women's high jump was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 2.10 m Paris, France 7 July 2024 World lead Lviv, Ukraine 17 January 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 2.06 m Paris, France 31 August 2003 Asian record 2.00 m Almaty, Kazakhstan 8 June 2021 European record 2.10 m Paris, France 7 July 2024 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 2.05 m Des Moines, United States 26 June 2010 Oceanian record 2.04 m Zurich, Switzerland 27 August 2025 South American record 1.96 m Oristano, Italy 8 September 1997
Qualification For the high jump, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 11 September at 19:13 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation 1.86 1.91 1.95 1.99 2.02 2.04 Result Notes Yaroslava Mahuchikh - o o xo - xxx 1.99 m Prize money $ 150,000 2 Nicola Olyslagers - o xxo xxx 1.95 m Prize money $ 75,000 3 Eleanor Patterson - o xxx 1.91 m Prize money $ 40,000 3 Angelina Topić o o xxx 1.91 m Prize money $ 40,000 5 Iryna Herashchenko xo xo xxx 1.91 m 6 Lamara Distin o xxx 1.86 m 6 Yuliya Levchenko o xxx 1.86 m 6 Maria Żodzik o xxx 1.86 m
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