Women High Jump Athletics II World Championship Rome, Italy 1987 - Sunday, 30th August - Gold Medal: Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria
Final Height Y180185189193196199202204206208209
1. Stefka KostadinovaBUL Bulgaria2.09mWR22-OOOOOOXXOXO-XO
2. Tamara BykovaURS Soviet Union2.04m 28-OOOOOOOXX-X
3. Susanne Helm-BeyerGDR East Germany1.99m 26-OOOOXOXXX
4. Silvia CostaCUB Cuba1.96m 23-OOOOXX-X
5. Larisa KositsynaURS Soviet Union1.96mPB23-OOXXOOXXX
6. Heike Redetzky-HenkelFRG West Germany1.96mPB23-OOOXOXXX
7. Svetlana Isaeva-LesevaBUL Bulgaria1.93m 20-OOOXXX
8. Louise RitterUSA United States1.93m 29-OXOOXXX
8. Lyudmila AvdeyenkoURS Soviet Union1.93m 23-XOOOXXX
10.Madely BeaugendreFRA France1.93mPB21OOOXOXXX
11.Coleen SommerUSA United States1.90m 27-OXOX
12.Lyudmila AndonovaBUL Bulgaria1.85m 27OOXXX
World Record: Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria 2.08m Sofia, Bulgaria 31st May 1986
Championship Record: Tamara Bykova, Soviet Union 2.01m Helsinki, Finland 9th August 1983
Like in Helsinki four years earlier, Tamara Bykova was involved in a terrific contest for the gold medal. This time her opponent was Stefka Kostadinova, the world record holder at 2.08. These two dominated the final in which they were the first two to jump. At 1.99 the medallists were clear. Bykova and Kostadinova continued their record of first-time clearances. The only other woman to make 1.99 was Beyer, on her second attempt. She went out at 2.02. The leading two each succeeded first time. It was the first time two women had cleared that high in the same meeting. At 2.04, Bykova went clear again but Kostadinova failed twice. She made it, easily, on her third try. The next height, 2.06, saw Bykova fail for the first time. The Bulgarian followed with a miss. Bykova failed a second time, before Kostadinova produced a successful clearance to take the lead. The Soviet jumper now needed to go higher with her last try to win. Amid the excitement of Ben Johnson’s sprint win, she went for 2.08 and failed. The triumphant Kostadinova then had the bar raised to 2.09 which she cleared on her second try. Just 10 minutes after the infamous 9.83 100m, Rome had seen its second world record.

Qualification - Saturday 29.08

Mark 1.91m - 12 athletes
Group AHeight180185188191
1. Heike Redetzky-HenkelFRGFRG1.91m -0
1. Lyudmila AvdeyenkoURSURS1.91m -0
1. Coleen SommerUSAUSA1.91m -0
1. Silvia CostaCUBCUB1.91m -0
1. Stefka KostadinovaBULBUL1.91m -0
1. Madely BeaugendreFRAFRA1.91m -0
7. Amra TemimYUGYUG1.88m -0
7. Xiuling NiCHNCHN1.88m -0
7. Hee-Sun KimKORKOR1.88m -0
7. Alina AstafeiROUROU1.88m -0
11. Alessandra BonfiglioliITAITA1.85m -0
-. Sigrid KirchmannAUTAUTNM
Group BHeight180185188191
1. Louise RitterUSAUSA1.91m -0
1. Susanne Helm-BeyerGDRGDR1.91m -0
1. Lyudmila AndonovaBULBUL1.91m -0
1. Svetlana Isaeva-LesevaBULBUL1.91m -0
1. Tamara BykovaURSURS1.91m -0
1. Larisa KositsynaURSURS1.91m -0
7. Megumi SatoJPNJPN1.88m -0
7. Christine StantonAUSAUS1.88m -0
9. Phyllis BluntsonUSAUSA1.85m -0
9. Hanne HauglandNORNOR1.85m -0
11.Thordis GisladottirISLISL1.80m-0
11.Orlane Maria Dos SantosBRABRA1.80m-0
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