High jump at the World Athletics Championships

The high jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round. In the 2015 World Championships in Athletics the qualifying height for men was 2.31 m and for women 1.94 m.

High jump
at the World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 men's high jump champion Derek Drouin
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832015
Women: 19832015
Championship record
Men2.41 m Bohdan Bondarenko (2013)
Women2.09 m Stefka Kostadinova (1987)
Reigning champion
Men Mutaz Barshim (QAT)
Women Mariya Lasitskene (ANA)

The championship records for the event are 2.41 m for men, set by Bohdan Bondarenko in 2013, and 2.09 m for women, set by Stefka Kostadinova in 1987.

Age

  • All information from IAAF[1]
Distinction Male athlete Age Female athlete Age
Youngest champion Hennadiy Avdyeyenko19 years, 282 days Ioamnet Quintero20 years, 337 days
Youngest medalist Hennadiy Avdyeyenko19 years, 282 days Emma Green20 years, 243 days
Youngest participant Tim Forsyth18 years, 12 days Zheng Xingjuan16 years, 139 days
Oldest champion Javier Sotomayor29 years, 297 days Inga Babakova32 years, 63 days
Oldest medalist Javier Sotomayor29 years, 297 days Ruth Beitia34 years, 138 days
Oldest participant Dragutin Topić38 years, 160 days Romary Rifka38 years, 238 days

Medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS)  Tyke Peacock (USA)  Zhu Jianhua (CHN)
1987 Rome
 Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)  Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS)
 Igor Paklin (URS)
none awarded
1991 Tokyo
 Charles Austin (USA)  Javier Sotomayor (CUB)  Hollis Conway (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
 Javier Sotomayor (CUB)  Artur Partyka (POL)  Steve Smith (GBR)
1995 Gothenburg
 Troy Kemp (BAH)  Javier Sotomayor (CUB)  Artur Partyka (POL)
1997 Athens
 Javier Sotomayor (CUB)  Artur Partyka (POL)  Tim Forsyth (AUS)
1999 Seville
 Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS)  Mark Boswell (CAN)  Martin Buß (GER)
2001 Edmonton
 Martin Buß (GER)  Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)
 Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS)
none awarded
2003 Saint-Denis
 Jacques Freitag (RSA)  Stefan Holm (SWE)  Mark Boswell (CAN)
2005 Helsinki
 Yuriy Krymarenko (UKR)  Víctor Moya (CUB)
 Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)
none awarded
2007 Osaka
 Donald Thomas (BAH)  Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)  Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP)
2009 Berlin
 Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)  Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP)  Sylwester Bednarek (POL)
 Raúl Spank (GER)
2011 Daegu
 Jesse Williams (USA)  Aleksey Dmitrik (RUS)  Trevor Barry (BAH)
2013 Moscow
 Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)  Derek Drouin (CAN)
2015 Beijing
 Derek Drouin (CAN)  Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)
 Zhang Guowei (CHN)
none awarded
2017 London
 Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)  Danil Lysenko (ANA)  Majd Eddin Ghazal (SYR)
2019 Doha
 Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)  Mikhail Akimenko (ANA)  Ilya Ivanyuk (ANA)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Javier Sotomayor Cuba (CUB)1991–19972204
2Mutaz Barshim Qatar (QAT)2013-20192103
3Yaroslav Rybakov Russia (RUS)2001–20091304
4Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union (URS)1983–19871102
Vyacheslav Voronin Russia (RUS)1999–20011102
Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine (UKR)2013–20151102
7Derek Drouin Canada (CAN)2013–20151012
8Artur Partyka Poland (POL)1993–19970213
9Mark Boswell Canada (CAN)1999–20030112
Kyriakos Ioannou Cyprus (CYP)2007–20090112

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia (RUS)2507
2 Cuba (CUB)2305
3 United States (USA)2114
4 Qatar (QAT)2103
 Ukraine (UKR)2103
6 Bahamas (BAH)2013
7 Soviet Union (URS)1203
8 Canada (CAN)1124
9 Sweden (SWE)1102
10 Germany (GER)1023
11 South Africa (RSA)1001
12 Poland (POL)0224
13 Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)0213
14 China (CHN)0112
 Cyprus (CYP)0112
16 Australia (AUS)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Syria (SYR)0011
18 nations17211452

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Tamara Bykova (URS)  Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)  Louise Ritter (USA)
1987 Rome
 Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)  Tamara Bykova (URS)  Susanne Beyer (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
 Heike Henkel (GER)  Yelena Yelesina (URS)  Inha Babakova (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
 Ioamnet Quintero (CUB)  Silvia Costa (CUB)  Sigrid Kirchmann (AUT)
1995 Gothenburg
 Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)  Alina Astafei (GER)  Inha Babakova (UKR)
1997 Athens
 Hanne Haugland (NOR)  Inha Babakova (UKR)
 Olga Kaliturina (RUS)
none awarded
1999 Seville
 Inha Babakova (UKR)  Yelena Yelesina (RUS)  Svetlana Lapina (RUS)
2001 Edmonton
 Hestrie Cloete (RSA)  Inha Babakova (UKR)  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Hestrie Cloete (RSA)  Marina Kuptsova (RUS)  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE)
2005 Helsinki
 Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE)  Chaunté Howard (USA)  Emma Green (SWE)
2007 Osaka
 Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Anna Chicherova (RUS)
 Antonietta Di Martino (ITA)
none awarded
2009 Berlin
 Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Anna Chicherova (RUS)  Ariane Friedrich (GER)
2011 Daegu
 Anna Chicherova (RUS)  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Antonietta Di Martino (ITA)
2013 Moscow
 Svetlana Shkolina (RUS)  Brigetta Barrett (USA)  Anna Chicherova (RUS)
 Ruth Beitia (ESP)
2015 Beijing
 Mariya Kuchina (RUS)  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)  Anna Chicherova (RUS)
2017 London
 Mariya Lasitskene (ANA)  Yuliya Levchenko (UKR)  Kamila Lićwinko (POL)
2019 Doha
 Mariya Lasitskene (ANA)  Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR)  Vashti Cunningham (USA)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Mariya Lasitskene Russia (RUS) &  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)2015-20193003
2Blanka Vlašić Croatia (CRO)2007–20152204
3Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria (BUL)1987–19952002
Hestrie Cloete South Africa (RSA)2001–20032002
5Inha Babakova Ukraine (UKR)1991–20011225
Anna Chicherova Russia (RUS)2007–20151225
7Tamara Bykova Soviet Union (URS)1983–19871102
8Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden (SWE)2001–20051023
9Yelena Yelesina Russia (RUS)1991–19990202
10Antonietta Di Martino Italy (ITA)2007–20110112

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia (RUS)35311
2 Croatia (CRO)2204
3 Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)2002
 Bulgaria (BUL)2002
 South Africa (RSA)2002
6 Ukraine (UKR)1416
7 Soviet Union (URS)1214
8 Germany (GER)1113
9 Cuba (CUB)1102
10 Sweden (SWE)1034
11 Norway (NOR)1001
12 United States (USA)0224
13 Italy (ITA)0112
14 West Germany (FRG)0101
15 Austria (AUT)0011
 East Germany (GDR)0011
 Poland (POL)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
18 nations17191652

References

  1. Butler 2015, p. 41.

Bibliography

  • Butler, Mark (2015). IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Book. IAAF.
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