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High Jump, Women

Date	28 – 30 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	38 from 27 countries

This event was wide open with no dominant female high jumper since the retirement of Bulgaria’s Stefka Kostadinova. In the final, eight jumpers cleared thru 1.93 (6-4) metres, and seven still survived after 1.96 (6-5). At 1.99 (6-6¼) metres, four were successful, led by first attempt clearances by Yelena Yelesina (RUS) and Hestrie Cloete (RSA). But Yelesina was leading because Cloete had failed once at 1.96 (6-5). At 2.01 metres (6-7) both jumpers were successful on their second attempts, and when neither could get over 2.03 (6-7¾), the gold medal was Yelesina’s.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	2987	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	1.94 (=1)	2.01 (1)	Gold
2	2856	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.94 (=1)	2.01 (2)	Silver
=3	2829	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.94 (=12)	1.99 (=3)	Bronze
=3	3110	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.94 (=1)	1.99 (=3)	Bronze
5	3221	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.94 (=1)	1.96 (5)
6	2367	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.94 (=1)	1.96 (6)
7	2367	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.94 (=1)	1.96 (7)
8	1914	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.94 (=1)	1.93 (8)
=9	1303	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.94 (9)	1.93 (=9)
=9	2820	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.94 (=10)	1.93 (=9)
=11	1536	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.94 (=10)	1.90 (=11)
=11	2335	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.94 (=12)	1.90 (=11)
13	1300	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.94 (=1)	1.90 (13)
14 r1/2	1498	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92 (14)	–
15 r1/2	2954	Svetlana Lapina	RUS	1.92 (15)	–
16 r1/2	2332	Miki Imai	JPN	1.92 (16)	–
17 r1/2	1462	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.92 (17)	–
=18 r1/2	2071	Dóra Győrffy	HUN	1.89 (=18)	–
=18 r1/2	2672	Hanne Haugland	NOR	1.89 (=18)	–
20 r1/2	1042	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89 (20)	–
21 r1/2	2502	Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė	LTU	1.89 (21)	–
22 r1/2	1632	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.89 (22)	–
23 r1/2	2552	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.89 (23)	–
24 r1/2	3341	Karol Damon	USA	1.89 (24)	–
25 r1/2	1152	Linda Horvath	AUT	1.89 (25)	–
=26 r1/2	2950	Marina Kuptsova	RUS	1.85 (=26)	–
=26 r1/2	3324	Erin Aldrich	USA	1.85 (=26)	–
28 r1/2	2550	Olga Bolșova	MDA	1.85 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3235	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.85 (29)	–
30 r1/2	3466	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	BLR	1.85 (30)	–
31 r1/2	3323	Amy Acuff	USA	1.80 (31)	–
32 r1/2	1118	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.80 (32)	–
=33 r1/2	1511	Agni Charalampous	CYP	1.80 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	1989	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.80 (=33)	–
AC r1/2	1297	Hristina Kalcheva	BUL	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2274	Karen Beautle	JAM	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2412	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2462	Līga Kļaviņa	LAT	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	28 September 2000
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.94 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=1	2367	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	3110	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	3221	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	1914	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	1300	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	2856	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	2987	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	2367	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.94	0	0	Q
9	1303	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.94	0	2	Q
=10	1536	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.94	0	3	Q
=10	2820	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.94	0	3	Q
=12	2829	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.94	2	5	Q
=12	2335	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.94	2	5	Q
14	1498	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92	0	0
15	2954	Svetlana Lapina	RUS	1.92	1	2
16	2332	Miki Imai	JPN	1.92	1	3
17	1462	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.92	2	2
=18	2672	Hanne Haugland	NOR	1.89	0	0
=18	2071	Dóra Győrffy	HUN	1.89	0	0
20	1042	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89	0	1
21	2502	Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė	LTU	1.89	1	1
22	1632	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.89	1	2
23	2552	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.89	2	3
24	3341	Karol Damon	USA	1.89	2	4
25	1152	Linda Horvath	AUT	1.89	2	5
=26	2950	Marina Kuptsova	RUS	1.85	0	0
=26	3324	Erin Aldrich	USA	1.85	0	0
28	2550	Olga Bolșova	MDA	1.85	1	1
29	3235	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.85	2	2
30	3466	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	BLR	1.85	2	3
31	3323	Amy Acuff	USA	1.80	0	0
32	1118	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.80	1	1
=33	1989	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.80	2	2
=33	1511	Agni Charalampous	CYP	1.80	2	2
NH	1297	Hristina Kalcheva	BUL	–	–	–
NH	2274	Karen Beautle	JAM	–	–	–
NH	2412	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	–	–	–
NH	2462	Līga Kļaviņa	LAT	–	–	–

Group A

Date	28 September 2000 — 9:45

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.80 m	Attempts at 1.85 m	Attempts at 1.89 m	Attempts at 1.92 m	Attempts at 1.94 m
=1	2367	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	3110	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.94	0	0	-	o	o	o	o
=1	2987	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	2367	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
5	1303	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.94	0	2	o	o	o	xxo	o
6	2829	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.94	2	5	o	xxo	xo	o	xxo
7	1498	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx
8	2954	Svetlana Lapina	RUS	1.92	1	2	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
9	2332	Miki Imai	JPN	1.92	1	3	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx
10	2071	Dóra Győrffy	HUN	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
11	2502	Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė	LTU	1.89	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–
12	1632	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.89	1	2	o	xo	xo	xxx	–
13	2552	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.89	2	3	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–
14	3324	Erin Aldrich	USA	1.85	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
15	1118	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.80	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–
16	1511	Agni Charalampous	CYP	1.80	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	1297	Hristina Kalcheva	BUL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	2274	Karen Beautle	JAM	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	2462	Līga Kļaviņa	LAT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	28 September 2000 — 9:45

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.80 m	Attempts at 1.85 m	Attempts at 1.89 m	Attempts at 1.92 m	Attempts at 1.94 m
=1	3221	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	1914	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	1300	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	2856	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=5	1536	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.94	0	3	xxo	o	o	xo	o
=5	2820	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.94	0	3	o	o	xo	xxo	o
7	2335	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.94	2	5	xo	o	xo	xo	xxo
8	1462	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.92	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
9	2672	Hanne Haugland	NOR	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
10	1042	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89	0	1	o	xo	o	xxx	–
11	3341	Karol Damon	USA	1.89	2	4	o	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
12	1152	Linda Horvath	AUT	1.89	2	5	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
13	2950	Marina Kuptsova	RUS	1.85	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
14	2550	Olga Bolșova	MDA	1.85	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
15	3235	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.85	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
16	3466	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	BLR	1.85	2	3	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–
17	3323	Amy Acuff	USA	1.80	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–
18	1989	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.80	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	2412	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	30 September 2000 — 19:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.85 m	Attempts at 1.90 m	Attempts at 1.93 m	Attempts at 1.96 m	Attempts at 1.99 m	Attempts at 2.01 m	Attempts at 2.03 m
1	2987	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	2.01	1	1	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx
2	2856	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	2.01	1	2	o	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxx
=3	2829	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.99	1	1	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=3	3110	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.99	1	1	o	o	o	o	xo	x-	xx-
5	3221	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.96	0	1	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–
6	2367	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.96	0	2	xo	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–
7	2367	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.96	2	3	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–
8	1914	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.93	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=9	1303	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.93	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=9	2820	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.93	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=11	1536	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.90	1	1	o	xo	-	xxx	–	–	–
=11	2335	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.90	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
13	1300	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.90	1	2	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–