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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	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
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 (28 September 2000)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.94 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
=1	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	1.94	0	0	Q
=1	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.94	0	0	Q
9	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.94	0	2	Q
=10	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.94	0	3	Q
=10	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.94	0	3	Q
=12	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.94	2	5	Q
=12	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.94	2	5	Q
14	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92	0	0
15	Svetlana Lapina	RUS	1.92	1	2
16	Miki Imai	JPN	1.92	1	3
17	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.92	2	2
=18	Hanne Haugland	NOR	1.89	0	0
=18	Dóra Győrffy	HUN	1.89	0	0
20	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89	0	1
21	Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė	LTU	1.89	1	1
22	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.89	1	2
23	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.89	2	3
24	Karol Damon	USA	1.89	2	4
25	Linda Horvath	AUT	1.89	2	5
=26	Marina Kuptsova	RUS	1.85	0	0
=26	Erin Aldrich	USA	1.85	0	0
28	Olga Bolșova	MDA	1.85	1	1
29	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.85	2	2
30	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	BLR	1.85	2	3
31	Amy Acuff	USA	1.80	0	0
32	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.80	1	1
=33	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.80	2	2
=33	Agni Charalampous	CYP	1.80	2	2
NH	Hristina Kalcheva	BUL	–	–	–
NH	Karen Beautle	JAM	–	–	–
NH	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	–	–	–
NH	Līga Kļaviņa	LAT	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (28 September 2000 — 9:45)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	1.80 m	1.85 m	1.89 m	1.92 m	1.94 m
=1	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.94	0	0	-	o	o	o	o
=1	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
5	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.94	0	2	o	o	o	xxo	o
6	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.94	2	5	o	xxo	xo	o	xxo
7	Ioamnet Quintero	CUB	1.92	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx
8	Svetlana Lapina	RUS	1.92	1	2	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
9	Miki Imai	JPN	1.92	1	3	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx
10	Dóra Győrffy	HUN	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
11	Nelė Savickytė-Žilinskienė	LTU	1.89	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–
12	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.89	1	2	o	xo	xo	xxx	–
13	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.89	2	3	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–
14	Erin Aldrich	USA	1.85	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
15	Alison Inverarity	AUS	1.80	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–
16	Agni Charalampous	CYP	1.80	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	Hristina Kalcheva	BUL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Karen Beautle	JAM	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Līga Kļaviņa	LAT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (28 September 2000 — 9:45)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	1.80 m	1.85 m	1.89 m	1.92 m	1.94 m
=1	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=1	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.94	0	0	o	o	o	o	o
=5	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.94	0	3	xxo	o	o	xo	o
=5	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.94	0	3	o	o	xo	xxo	o
7	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.94	2	5	xo	o	xo	xo	xxo
8	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.92	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
9	Hanne Haugland	NOR	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–
10	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89	0	1	o	xo	o	xxx	–
11	Karol Damon	USA	1.89	2	4	o	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
12	Linda Horvath	AUT	1.89	2	5	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
13	Marina Kuptsova	RUS	1.85	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
14	Olga Bolșova	MDA	1.85	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
15	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.85	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
16	Tatsiana Sheuchyk	BLR	1.85	2	3	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–
17	Amy Acuff	USA	1.80	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–
18	Niki Bakogianni	GRE	1.80	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (30 September 2000 — 19:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	1.85 m	1.90 m	1.93 m	1.96 m	1.99 m	2.01 m	2.03 m
1	Yelena Yelesina	RUS	2.01	1	1	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx
2	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	2.01	1	2	o	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxx
=3	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.99	1	1	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=3	Kajsa Bergqvist	SWE	1.99	1	1	o	o	o	o	xo	x-	xx-
5	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.96	0	1	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–	–
6	Svetlana Zalevskaya	KAZ	1.96	0	2	xo	xo	o	o	xxx	–	–
7	Vita Palamar	UKR	1.96	2	3	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–
8	Amewu Mensah	GER	1.93	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
=9	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.93	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=9	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.93	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=11	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.90	1	1	o	xo	-	xxx	–	–	–
=11	Yoko Ota	JPN	1.90	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
13	Eleonora Milusheva	BUL	1.90	1	2	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–