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High Jump, Women

Date	6 – 8 August 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona
Participants	41 from 26 countries

By 1992, Stefka Kostadinova was not quite as dominant as she had been in 1988. She had struggled with injuries and the last two majors meets – 1990 Europeans and 1991 Worlds – had been won by Germany’s Heike Henkel. They were the two favorites. Only five jumpers cleared 1.94 (6-4¼) while Henkel passed to 1.97 metres (6-5½), leaving six to contest that height. Romania’s Galina Astafei took the lead with a first jump clearance of 1.97 (6-5½), while Kostadinova failed her attempts and was out of the medals. Only three were still alive, Astafei, Ioamnet Quintero (CUB) with a second-jump clearance, and Henkel, who struggled, but got over on her last try. Both Henkel and Astafei succeeded at two metres, Astafei still leading as she had not yet missed. But Henkel won the gold medal with a first-jump clearance at 2.02 (6-7½), leaving Astafei in second and Quintero in third.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	810	Heike Henkel	GER	1.92 (=1)	2.02 (1)	Gold
2	1446	Galina Astafei	ROU	1.92 (=4)	2.00 (2)	Silver
3	1834	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92 (=4)	1.97 (3)	Bronze
4	181	Stefka Kostadinova	BUL	1.92 (=1)	1.94 (4)
5	74	Sigrid Kirchmann	AUT	1.92 (15)	1.94 (5)
6	339	Silvia Costa	CUB	1.92 (=10)	1.94 (6)
7	1093	Megumi Sato	JPN	1.92 (16)	1.91 (7)
8	50	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.92 (=8)	1.91 (8)
9	736	Debbie Marti	GBR	1.92 (=1)	1.91 (9)
10	1370	Donata Jancewicz	POL	1.92 (12)	1.88 (10)
=11	817	Birgit Kähler	GER	1.92 (=6)	1.88 (=11)
=11	1712	Tanya Hughes	USA	1.92 (13)	1.88 (=11)
=13	572	Olga Turchak	EUN	1.92 (=8)	1.83 (=13)
=13	1170	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	1.92 (=6)	1.83 (=13)
15	1521	Britta Bilač	SLO	1.92 (14)	1.83 (15)
16	559	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	EUN	1.92 (=10)	1.83 (16)
=17 r1/2	924	Judit Kovács	HUN	1.90 (=17)	–
=17 r1/2	1368	Beata Hołub	POL	1.90 (=17)	–
19 r1/2	1758	Sue Rembao	USA	1.90 (19)	–
20 r1/2	1190	Nelė Savickytė	LTU	1.90 (20)	–
21 r1/2	633	Sandrine Fricot	FRA	1.90 (21)	–
22 r1/2	993	Antonella Bevilacqua	ITA	1.90 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1375	Katarzyna Majchrzak	POL	1.88 (23)	–
24 r1/2	877	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.88 (24)	–
=25 r1/2	172	Lyudmila Andonova	BUL	1.88 (=25)	–
=25 r1/2	1597	Šárka Kašpárková	TCH	1.88 (=25)	–
27 r1/2	1781	Amber Welty	USA	1.88 (27)	–
28 r1/2	803	Marion Goldkamp	GER	1.86 (28)	–
29 r1/2	1463	Oana Muşunoi	ROU	1.86 (29)	–
30 r1/2	727	Jo Jennings	GBR	1.86 (30)	–
31 r1/2	1548	Sieglinde Cadusch	SUI	1.86 (31)	–
32 r1/2	486	Olga Bolșova	EUN	1.83 (32)	–
33 r1/2	878	Niki Gkavera	GRE	1.83 (33)	–
=34 r1/2	182	Svetlana Leseva	BUL	1.83 (=34)	–
=34 r1/2	1604	Šárka Nováková	TCH	1.83 (=34)	–
36 r1/2	1233	Cristina Fink-Sisniega	MEX	1.83 (36)	–
37 r1/2	308	Lucienne N'Da	CIV	1.79 (37)	–
38 r1/2	899	Nancy Fletcher	GUY	1.79 (38)	–
39 r1/2	1484	Charmaine Weavers	RSA	1.75 (39)	–
40 r1/2	1618	Jaruwan Jenjudkarn	THA	1.75 (40)	–
41 r1/2	13	Maggy Moreno	AND	1.70 (41)	–
DNS	1539	Sriyani Kulawansa	SRI	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (6 August 1992 — 9:30)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.92 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
=1	Stefka Kostadinova	BUL	1.92	0	0	Q
=1	Debbie Marti	GBR	1.92	0	0	Q
=1	Heike Henkel	GER	1.92	0	0	Q
=4	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92	0	1	Q
=4	Galina Astafei	ROU	1.92	0	1	Q
=6	Birgit Kähler	GER	1.92	0	2	Q
=6	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	1.92	0	2	Q
=8	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.92	0	3	Q
=8	Olga Turchak	EUN	1.92	0	3	Q
=10	Silvia Costa	CUB	1.92	1	1	Q
=10	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	EUN	1.92	1	1	Q
12	Donata Jancewicz	POL	1.92	1	2	Q
13	Tanya Hughes	USA	1.92	1	4	Q
14	Britta Bilač	SLO	1.92	2	4	Q
15	Sigrid Kirchmann	AUT	1.92	2	6	Q
16	Megumi Sato	JPN	1.92	2	8	Q
=17	Judit Kovács	HUN	1.90	0	0
=17	Beata Hołub	POL	1.90	0	0
19	Sue Rembao	USA	1.90	0	1
20	Nelė Savickytė	LTU	1.90	0	3
21	Sandrine Fricot	FRA	1.90	2	2
22	Antonella Bevilacqua	ITA	1.90	2	5
23	Katarzyna Majchrzak	POL	1.88	0	0
24	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.88	1	1
=25	Lyudmila Andonova	BUL	1.88	2	2
=25	Šárka Kašpárková	TCH	1.88	2	2
27	Amber Welty	USA	1.88	2	3
28	Marion Goldkamp	GER	1.86	0	0
29	Oana Muşunoi	ROU	1.86	0	1
30	Jo Jennings	GBR	1.86	1	3
31	Sieglinde Cadusch	SUI	1.86	2	3
32	Olga Bolșova	EUN	1.83	0	1
33	Niki Gkavera	GRE	1.83	0	2
=34	Svetlana Leseva	BUL	1.83	1	1
=34	Šárka Nováková	TCH	1.83	1	1
36	Cristina Fink-Sisniega	MEX	1.83	2	2
37	Lucienne N'Da	CIV	1.79	0	0
38	Nancy Fletcher	GUY	1.79	2	3
39	Charmaine Weavers	RSA	1.75	0	0
40	Jaruwan Jenjudkarn	THA	1.75	2	3
41	Maggy Moreno	AND	1.70	0	0
DNS	Sriyani Kulawansa	SRI	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (6 August 1992)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	1.60 m	1.65 m	1.70 m	1.75 m	1.79 m	1.83 m	1.86 m	1.88 m	1.90 m	1.92 m
1	Stefka Kostadinova	BUL	1.92	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	o	o	-	o	o
2	Galina Astafei	ROU	1.92	0	1	-	-	-	-	xo	o	o	o	o	o
3	Birgit Kähler	GER	1.92	0	2	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xo	o	o
4	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.92	0	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	xo	xo	xo	o
5	Silvia Costa	CUB	1.92	1	1	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	-	o	xo
6	Donata Jancewicz	POL	1.92	1	2	-	-	-	o	-	xo	o	o	o	xo
7	Tanya Hughes	USA	1.92	1	4	-	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xo
8	Britta Bilač	SLO	1.92	2	4	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxo
9	Sandrine Fricot	FRA	1.90	2	2	-	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
10	Katarzyna Majchrzak	POL	1.88	0	0	-	-	-	o	-	o	o	o	xxx	–
=11	Lyudmila Andonova	BUL	1.88	2	2	-	-	-	-	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
=11	Šárka Kašpárková	TCH	1.88	2	2	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
13	Marion Goldkamp	GER	1.86	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
14	Jo Jennings	GBR	1.86	1	3	-	-	o	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx	–	–
15	Sieglinde Cadusch	SUI	1.86	2	3	-	-	xo	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
16	Olga Bolșova	EUN	1.83	0	1	-	-	-	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
17	Niki Gkavera	GRE	1.83	0	2	-	-	xo	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
18	Lucienne N'Da	CIV	1.79	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
19	Nancy Fletcher	GUY	1.79	2	3	-	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
20	Charmaine Weavers	RSA	1.75	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Sriyani Kulawansa	SRI	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (6 August 1992)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	1.60 m	1.65 m	1.70 m	1.75 m	1.79 m	1.83 m	1.86 m	1.88 m	1.90 m	1.92 m
=1	Debbie Marti	GBR	1.92	0	0	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Heike Henkel	GER	1.92	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	o	-	-	o
3	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	-	xo	o
4	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	1.92	0	2	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	xxo	o
5	Olga Turchak	EUN	1.92	0	3	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	o
6	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	EUN	1.92	1	1	-	-	-	-	o	-	o	o	o	xo
7	Sigrid Kirchmann	AUT	1.92	2	6	-	-	-	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxo
8	Megumi Sato	JPN	1.92	2	8	-	-	-	o	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxo
=9	Judit Kovács	HUN	1.90	0	0	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx
=9	Beata Hołub	POL	1.90	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	o	o	-	o	xxx
11	Sue Rembao	USA	1.90	0	1	-	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	o	xxx
12	Nelė Savickytė	LTU	1.90	0	3	-	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx
13	Antonella Bevilacqua	ITA	1.90	2	5	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx
14	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.88	1	1	-	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–
15	Amber Welty	USA	1.88	2	3	-	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–
16	Oana Muşunoi	ROU	1.86	0	1	-	-	-	-	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–
=17	Svetlana Leseva	BUL	1.83	1	1	-	-	-	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=17	Šárka Nováková	TCH	1.83	1	1	-	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
19	Cristina Fink-Sisniega	MEX	1.83	2	2	-	-	-	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
20	Jaruwan Jenjudkarn	THA	1.75	2	3	-	-	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
21	Maggy Moreno	AND	1.70	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (8 August 1992 — 18:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	1.78 m	1.83 m	1.88 m	1.91 m	1.94 m	1.97 m	2.00 m	2.02 m	2.06 m
1	Heike Henkel	GER	2.02	0	2	-	-	-	o	-	xxo	o	o	xxx
2	Galina Astafei	ROU	2.00	0	0	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
3	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.97	1	2	o	-	o	o	xo	xo	xx-	x--	–
4	Stefka Kostadinova	BUL	1.94	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
5	Sigrid Kirchmann	AUT	1.94	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–
6	Silvia Costa	CUB	1.94	2	3	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
7	Megumi Sato	JPN	1.91	0	1	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
8	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.91	0	2	-	o	xxo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
9	Debbie Marti	GBR	1.91	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
10	Donata Jancewicz	POL	1.88	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	Birgit Kähler	GER	1.88	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	Tanya Hughes	USA	1.88	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=13	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	1.83	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=13	Olga Turchak	EUN	1.83	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Britta Bilač	SLO	1.83	0	1	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	EUN	1.83	1	1	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–