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High Jump, Women

Date	26 – 28 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	34 from 25 countries

The favorite was the South African, Hestrie Cloete, silver medalist in 2000, and the 2001 and 2003 World Champion. Russia’s Yelena Slesarenko was not well known until she won the World Indoor title earlier in 2004. There were six jumpers left after 1.96 (6-5) but Cloete and Slesarenko were tied for the lead as neither had missed at that point. They also cleared 1.99 (6-6¼) and 2.02 (6-7½) on first attempts and were joined at that point by Viktoriya )Vita) Stopina (UKR), who also had a first-jump clearance at 2.02 (6-7½). But Slesarenko won the gold medal at 2.04 (6-8¼) when she was the only successful jumper, Cloete winning her second consecutive silver medal. Slesarenko continued and cleared 2.06 (6-9) before missing three times at the world record of 2.10 (6-10¾).

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	2943	Yelena Slesarenko	RUS	1.95 (=4)	2.06 (1)	Gold	OR
2	2811	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.95 (=1)	2.02 (2)	Silver
3	3199	Vita Stopina	UKR	1.95 (=1)	2.02 (3)	Bronze
4	3222	Amy Acuff	USA	1.95 (=8)	1.99 (4)
5	3186	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.95 (=1)	1.96 (5)
6	2869	Anna Chicherova	RUS	1.95 (=4)	1.96 (6)
7	2793	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.92 (12)	1.93 (7)
8	2788	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.95 (=8)	1.93 (8)
9	3162	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.92 (10)	1.93 (9)
10	1605	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.92 (11)	1.93 (10)
11	1437	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.95 (7)	1.89 (11)
12	1148	Tia Hellebaut	BEL	1.95 (=4)	1.85 (12)
13 r1/2	2918	Tatyana Novoseltseva	RUS	1.92 (13)	–
14 r1/2	2523	María Romary Rifka	MEX	1.92 (14)	–
15 r1/2	1290	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.92 (15)	–
=16 r1/2	1351	Jing Xuezhu	CHN	1.89 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	1518	Iva Straková	CZE	1.89 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	1537	Juana Rosario Arrendel	DOM	1.89 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	1561	Ruth Beitía	ESP	1.89 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	3357	Tisha Waller	USA	1.89 (=16)	–
21 r1/2	3099	Nungruthai Chaipetch	THA	1.89 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3150	Candeğer Kılınçer Oğuz	TUR	1.89 (22)	–
=23 r1/2	1044	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89 (=23)	–
=23 r1/2	2370	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	1.89 (=23)	–
=23 r1/2	3049	Corinne Müller	SUI	1.89 (=23)	–
=26 r1/2	1497	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.85 (=26)	–
=26 r1/2	2499	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.85 (=26)	–
=28 r1/2	2103	Bobby Aloysius	IND	1.85 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	3283	Chaunté Howard	USA	1.85 (=28)	–
30 r1/2	1414	Caterine Ibargüen	COL	1.85 (30)	–
=31 r1/2	1997	Niki Mitropoulou	GRE	1.85 (=31)	–
=31 r1/2	2308	Marina Aitova	KAZ	1.85 (=31)	–
33 r1/2	3396	Bùi Thị Nhung	VIE	1.80 (33)	–
34 r1/2	1085	Petrina Price	AUS	1.80 (34)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	26 August 2004 — 20:00
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.95 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=1	3199	Vita Stopina	UKR	1.95	0	0	Q
=1	2811	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.95	0	0	Q
=1	3186	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.95	0	0	Q
=4	1148	Tia Hellebaut	BEL	1.95	0	1	Q
=4	2943	Yelena Slesarenko	RUS	1.95	0	1	Q
=4	2869	Anna Chicherova	RUS	1.95	0	1	Q
7	1437	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.95	0	3	Q
=8	3222	Amy Acuff	USA	1.95	1	2	Q
=8	2788	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.95	1	2	Q
10	3162	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.92	0	0	q
11	1605	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.92	0	1	q
12	2793	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.92	0	2	q
13	2918	Tatyana Novoseltseva	RUS	1.92	1	1
14	2523	María Romary Rifka	MEX	1.92	2	3
15	1290	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.92	2	4
=16	1537	Juana Rosario Arrendel	DOM	1.89	0	0
=16	3357	Tisha Waller	USA	1.89	0	0
=16	1561	Ruth Beitía	ESP	1.89	0	0
=16	1351	Jing Xuezhu	CHN	1.89	0	0
=16	1518	Iva Straková	CZE	1.89	0	0
21	3099	Nungruthai Chaipetch	THA	1.89	0	1
22	3150	Candeğer Kılınçer Oğuz	TUR	1.89	1	1
=23	1044	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89	2	2
=23	2370	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	1.89	2	2
=23	3049	Corinne Müller	SUI	1.89	2	2
=26	1497	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.85	0	0
=26	2499	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.85	0	0
=28	2103	Bobby Aloysius	IND	1.85	1	1
=28	3283	Chaunté Howard	USA	1.85	1	1
30	1414	Caterine Ibargüen	COL	1.85	2	3
=31	2308	Marina Aitova	KAZ	1.85	2	4
=31	1997	Niki Mitropoulou	GRE	1.85	2	4
33	3396	Bùi Thị Nhung	VIE	1.80	0	0
34	1085	Petrina Price	AUS	1.80	2	2

Group A

Date	26 August 2004 — 20:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.75 m	Attempts at 1.80 m	Attempts at 1.85 m	Attempts at 1.89 m	Attempts at 1.92 m	Attempts at 1.95 m
=1	11	Vita Stopina	UKR	1.95	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	o
=1	4	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	1.95	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	o
3	1	Tia Hellebaut	BEL	1.95	0	1	o	o	o	xo	o	o
4	14	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.95	0	3	-	-	xxo	xo	o	o
5	15	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.92	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	xxx
6	8	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.92	0	2	-	o	o	xxo	o	xxx
7	9	Tatyana Novoseltseva	RUS	1.92	1	1	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx
8	12	Ruth Beitía	ESP	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
9	7	Candeğer Kılınçer Oğuz	TUR	1.89	1	1	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=10	6	Solange Witteveen	ARG	1.89	2	2	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
=10	2	Corinne Müller	SUI	1.89	2	2	-	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
12	3	Zuzana Hlavonová	CZE	1.85	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
=13	16	Bobby Aloysius	IND	1.85	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–
=13	17	Chaunté Howard	USA	1.85	1	1	-	o	xo	xxx	–	–
15	13	Marina Aitova	KAZ	1.85	2	4	o	xxo	xxo	xxx	–	–
16	5	Bùi Thị Nhung	VIE	1.80	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–
17	10	Petrina Price	AUS	1.80	2	2	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–

Group B

Date	26 August 2004 — 20:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 1.75 m	Attempts at 1.80 m	Attempts at 1.85 m	Attempts at 1.89 m	Attempts at 1.92 m	Attempts at 1.95 m
1	5	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.95	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	o
=2	14	Yelena Slesarenko	RUS	1.95	0	1	-	o	o	o	xo	o
=2	7	Anna Chicherova	RUS	1.95	0	1	-	o	o	o	xo	o
=4	8	Amy Acuff	USA	1.95	1	2	-	o	o	o	xo	xo
=4	4	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.95	1	2	-	o	o	o	xo	xo
6	6	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.92	0	1	-	o	o	xo	o	xxx
7	17	María Romary Rifka	MEX	1.92	2	3	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx
8	10	Venelina Veneva	BUL	1.92	2	4	-	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxx
=9	12	Juana Rosario Arrendel	DOM	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
=9	3	Tisha Waller	USA	1.89	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx	–
=9	11	Jing Xuezhu	CHN	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
=9	13	Iva Straková	CZE	1.89	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx	–
13	1	Nungruthai Chaipetch	THA	1.89	0	1	o	o	xo	o	xxx	–
14	16	Tatyana Yefimenko	KGZ	1.89	2	2	-	o	o	xxo	xxx	–
15	9	Inna Gliznuța	MDA	1.85	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
16	2	Caterine Ibargüen	COL	1.85	2	3	-	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–
17	15	Niki Mitropoulou	GRE	1.85	2	4	-	xxo	xxo	xxx	–	–

Final Round

Date	28 August 2004 — 20:00

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 1.89 m	Attempts at 1.93 m	Attempts at 1.96 m	Attempts at 1.99 m	Attempts at 2.02 m	Attempts at 2.04 m	Attempts at 2.06 m	Attempts at 2.10 m
1	2	Yelena Slesarenko	RUS	2.06	0	0	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	OR
2	1	Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete	RSA	2.02	0	0	o	o	o	o	o	o	xx-	x--	–
3	5	Vita Stopina	UKR	2.02	0	4	o	o	o	xxo	xxo	o	xxx	–	–
4	11	Amy Acuff	USA	1.99	0	1	o	o	o	xo	o	-	xxx	–	–
5	6	Iryna Mykhalchenko	UKR	1.96	1	1	o	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
6	9	Anna Chicherova	RUS	1.96	2	3	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–
7	12	Oana Mușunoi-Pantelimon	ROU	1.93	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
8	8	Monica Iagăr-Dinescu	ROU	1.93	1	1	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
9	10	Inha Babakova	UKR	1.93	1	2	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
10	4	Marta Mendía	ESP	1.93	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
11	7	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.89	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	3	Tia Hellebaut	BEL	1.85	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–