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[edit]
| Gold | Alina Astafei Romania
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| Silver | Yelena Yelesina Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Karen Scholz East Germany
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
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[edit]
28 Jul
Group A[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Cuba (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Dominican Republic (1)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
Italy (1)
New Zealand (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (2)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
West Germany (1)
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015