1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Alina Astafei
  Romania
Silver Yelena Yelesina
  Soviet Union
Bronze Karen Scholz
  East Germany

Results

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Final

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29 July

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Alina Astafei   Romania 2.00
  Yelena Yelesina   Soviet Union 1.96
  Karen Scholz   East Germany 1.92
4 Jo Jennings   United Kingdom 1.88
5 Gai Kapernick   Australia 1.88
6 Šárka Kašpárková   Czechoslovakia 1.85
7 Heike Balck   East Germany 1.81
8 Šárka Nováková   Czechoslovakia 1.81
9 Natalja Jonckheere   Belgium 1.81
10 Su Chun-Yueh   Chinese Taipei 1.81
11 María del Carmen García   Cuba 1.81
12 Michaela Tarantino   Italy 1.81
13 Loretta Kiss   Australia 1.77
13 Jennifer McDonald   Canada 1.77
15 Coralea Brown   Canada 1.77

Qualifications

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28 Jul

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Karen Scholz   East Germany 1.84 Q
1 Alina Astafei   Romania 1.84 Q
3 Su Chun-Yueh   Chinese Taipei 1.84 Q
4 Jo Jennings   United Kingdom 1.80 q
5 Loretta Kiss   Australia 1.80 q
6 Tatyana Shevchik   Soviet Union 1.75
7 Marjut Honkanen   Finland 1.75
7 Birgit Kähler   West Germany 1.75
7 Tania Murray   New Zealand 1.75
10 Desislava Angelova   Bulgaria 1.75
11 Julieann Broughton   United States 1.70
Veronica Ávila   Dominican Republic NH

Group B

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Heike Balck   East Germany 1.84 Q
1 Yelena Yelesina   Soviet Union 1.84 Q
3 Gai Kapernick   Australia 1.84 Q
4 Natalja Jonckheere   Belgium 1.80 q
5 Šárka Nováková   Czechoslovakia 1.80 q
5 Šárka Kašpárková   Czechoslovakia 1.80 q
7 María del Carmen García   Cuba 1.80 q
7 Michaela Tarantino   Italy 1.80 q
9 Jennifer McDonald   Canada 1.80 q
10 Coralea Brown   Canada 1.80 q
11 Tanya Hughes   United States 1.75

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 Apr 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015