2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

The Women's high jump event at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 March to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK...

was held on March 15–16.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003,...	Yelena Yelesina Yelena Yelesina Yelena Borisovna Yelesina is a female high jumper from Russia. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. She also has several minor medals from major championships.-Achievements:...	Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete !! Nationality !! 1.87 !! 1.90 !! 1.93 !! 1.95 !! Result !! Notes
	A	Inha Babakova Inha Babakova Inha Babakova . is a former high jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. Her personal best is 2.05 metres.-References:*...		o	xo	o	o	1.95	Q, SB
	B	Yelena Yelesina Yelena Yelesina Yelena Borisovna Yelesina is a female high jumper from Russia. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. She also has several minor medals from major championships.-Achievements:...		o	xo	o	o	1.95	Q
	B	Tisha Waller Tisha Waller Tisha Felice Waller, is an American athlete competing in the high jump, who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics...		o	o	xo	o	1.95	Q
	B	Iryna Mykhalchenko Iryna Mykhalchenko Iryna Mykhalchenko is a Ukrainian high jumper.She finished fifth in the high jump contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She then finished second at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final, third at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final and sixth in the 2006 European Athletics Championships.Her personal...		o	o	xo	o	1.95	Q
	A	Oana Pantelimon Oana Pantelimon Oana Manuela Pantelimon, née Musunoiu is a Romanian high jumper.At the 2000 Olympic Games Pantelimon ended in third place, tied with Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden. As the two athletes had an identical jumping record, with perfect attempts up to 1.99 where both had one foul, they shared the bronze medal...		xo	xo	xxo	o	1.95	Q, PB
	B	Ruth Beitia Ruth Beitia Ruth Beitia Vila is a high jumper from Spain.With 2.01 metres indoor and 2.02 metres outdoor she holds the current Spanish records.-Achievements:-References:*-External links:...		o	o	o	xo	1.95	Q
	B	Blanka Vlašić Blanka Vlašic Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic...		o	xo	o	xo	1.95	Q
	B	Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...		o	xo	xo	xo	1.95	Q
	B	Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003,...		o	o	o	xxo	1.95	Q
10	A	Amy Acuff Amy Acuff Amy Lyn Acuff is a track and field athlete from the United States. A high jump specialist, she competed in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field...		o	xo	xo	xxo	1.95	Q, SB
11	A	Susan Moncrieff	United Kingdom	xo	xo	xxo	xxx	1.93	PB
12	A	Tatyana Efimenko Tatyana Efimenko Tatyana Efimenko is a female high jumper from Kyrgyzstan. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Rome....		o	o	xxx		1.90
13	B	Dóra Györffy Dóra Gyorffy Dóra Győrffy is a Hungarian high jumper. She became Hungarian champion every year since 1996, except 2003, and NCAA champion for Harvard in 2001. Her personal best jump is 2.00 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Nyíregyháza. This is the Hungarian record.-Achievements:-References:*...		xo	o	xxx		1.90
13	B	Iva Straková		xo	o	xxx		1.90
15	A	Anna Ksok		xx–	o	xx–	x	1.90
16	A	Elena Herzenberg		o	o	xxx		1.90
17	A	Marina Aitova Marina Aitova Marina Aitova, née Korzhova is a Kazakhstani high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.99 metres, achieved in July 2009 in Athens....		xxo	xxx			1.87	PB

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Yoko Hunnicutt

Yoko Hunnicutt, née Ota is a Japanese high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.95 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Sapporo....

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Final

Rank	Athlete	1.88	1.92	1.96	1.99	2.01	Result	Notes
	Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Bergqvist Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003,...	o	o	o	o	o	2.01
	Yelena Yelesina Yelena Yelesina Yelena Borisovna Yelesina is a female high jumper from Russia. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. She also has several minor medals from major championships.-Achievements:...	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx	1.99
	Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxx	1.99
	Blanka Vlašić Blanka Vlašic Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic...	o	o	o	xx–	x	1.96
	Iryna Mykhalchenko Iryna Mykhalchenko Iryna Mykhalchenko is a Ukrainian high jumper.She finished fifth in the high jump contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She then finished second at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final, third at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final and sixth in the 2006 European Athletics Championships.Her personal...	o	xo	o	xxx		1.96
	Ruth Beitia Ruth Beitia Ruth Beitia Vila is a high jumper from Spain.With 2.01 metres indoor and 2.02 metres outdoor she holds the current Spanish records.-Achievements:-References:*-External links:...	o	xo	o	xxx		1.96	NR Spanish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Spain maintained by its national athletics federation: Real Federación Española de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* * * *...
	Tisha Waller Tisha Waller Tisha Felice Waller, is an American athlete competing in the high jump, who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics...	o	o	xxo	xxx		1.96
	Inha Babakova Inha Babakova Inha Babakova . is a former high jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. Her personal best is 2.05 metres.-References:*...	o	o	xxx			1.92
	Oana Pantelimon Oana Pantelimon Oana Manuela Pantelimon, née Musunoiu is a Romanian high jumper.At the 2000 Olympic Games Pantelimon ended in third place, tied with Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden. As the two athletes had an identical jumping record, with perfect attempts up to 1.99 where both had one foul, they shared the bronze medal...	xo	o	xxx			1.92
10	Amy Acuff Amy Acuff Amy Lyn Acuff is a track and field athlete from the United States. A high jump specialist, she competed in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field...	o	xxo	xxx			1.92

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