Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
| Women's high jump at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups (24 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.
Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 2.09 | .svg.png){kind=small} Stefka Kostadinova |
Rome (ITA) | August 30, 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 2.02 |  Ulrike Meyfarth |
Los Angeles (USA) | August 10, 1984 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Athlete | Height | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 1988 | Final |  Louise Ritter (USA) | 2.03m | OR |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
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Louise Ritter (USA) |
2.03m (OR) |
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Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.01m |
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 Tamara Bykova (URS) |
1.99m |
| 4. | Olga Turchak (URS) |
1.96m |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Galina Astafei (ROM) |
1.93m |
| Lyudmila Andonova (BUL) |
1.93m | |
| 7. |  Christine Stanton (AUS) |
1.93m |
| 8. |  Diana Davies (GBR) |
1.90m |
 Kim Hee-sun (KOR) |
1.90m | |
| 10. |  Maryse Ewanjé-Epée (FRA) |
1.90m |
| 11. |  Megumi Sato (JPN) |
1.90m |
| 12. | Janet Boyle (GBR) |
1.90m |
Qualifying
| RANK | GROUP | ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Kim Hee-sun (KOR) |
1.92m |
| B | Megumi Sato (JPN) | ||
| B | Tamara Bykova (URS) | ||
| 4 | A | Janet Boyle (GBR) | |
| A | Olga Turchak (URS) | ||
| B | Galina Astafei (ROM) | ||
| 7 | A | Maryse Ewanje-Epee (FRA) | |
| 8 | A | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | |
| B | Lyudmila Andonova (BUL) | ||
| B | Diana Davies (GBR) | ||
| 11 | B | Louise Ritter (USA) | |
| B | Christine Stanton (AUS) |
Non-qualifiers
| RANK | GROUP | ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | A | Heike Redetzky (FRG) |
1.90m |
| 14. | A | Vanessa Browne (AUS) | |
| 15. | A |  Ling In (CHN) | |
| 16. | B | Jo Jennings (GBR) | |
| 17. | B | Lyudmila Avdeyenko (URS) |
1.87m |
| 18. | B | Coleen Sommer (USA) | |
| 19. | A | Patricia King (USA) |
1.84m |
| 20. | A |  Christina Fink (MEX) | |
| 21. | B | Madely Beaugendre (FRA) | |
| 22. | A |  Biljana Petrović (YUG) |
1.80m |
| 23. | B |  Chun-Yueh Su (TPE) | |
| 24. | A |  Lucienne N'Da (CIV) |
1.75m |
See also
- National champions high jump (women)
- 1987 Women's World Championships High Jump (Rome)
- 1990 Women's European Championships High Jump (Split)
- 1991 Women's World Championships High Jump (Tokyo)
- 1992 Women's Olympic High Jump (Barcelona)
References
- (English) Official Report
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