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The first world record in the women's high jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. In 1936, the FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations, now known as World Athletics.
World Championships in Athletics Records. 2.09. Stefka KOSTADINOVA. 25 MAR 1965. BUL. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 30 AUG 1987. World Indoor Championships Records. 2.05.
Jan 1, 2024 · Results Score. 1. 2.04. Yaroslava MAHUCHIKH. 19 SEP 2001. UKR. 1. Lausitz-Arena, Cottbus (GER) (i) 31 JAN 2024.
Jan 1, 2021 · Results Score. 1. 2.06. Yaroslava MAHUCHIKH. 19 SEP 2001. UKR. 1. Športová hala Dukla, Banská Bystrica (SVK) (i) 02 FEB 2021.
Jun 13, 2017 · Results Score. 1. 2.09. Stefka KOSTADINOVA. 25 MAR 1965. BUL. 1. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 30 AUG 1987.
The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current world record holder with a jump of 2.45 m (8 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.
In February 2021, Mahuchikh cleared 2.06 m at Banská Bystrica, the highest any woman had jumped indoors since 2012 and a Ukrainian national record. [16] In March, she won the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. In July, she won the gold medal at the European U23 Championships.
Aug 3, 1996 · She had set three world records, and her mark of 2.09 (6-10¼) from 1987 still stood (and stands thru 2019), and had cleared 2.05 metres (6-8¾) 20 times, a mark cleared only five times by other women. She was World Champion in 1987 and 1995.
Highest high jump (female) Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) cleared a high jump of 2.09 m (6 ft 10.28 in) at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, Italy, on 30 August. Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online.
History of Olympic Results: High Jump – Women. 2021. (Tokyo, August 7) 1. Mariya Lasitskene (Russia) 6-8¼ | 2.04. 2. Nicola McDermott (Australia) 6-7½ | 2.02.
