2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...

was held at the ASPIRE Dome

ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence

ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....

on 12 and 13 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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...	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:...	Chaunte Howard Lowe

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record	2.08	Arnstadt Arnstadt Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, situated on the Gera River. It is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia and is nicknamed Das Tor zum Thüringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	4 February 2006
Championship record	2.05	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	8 March 1987
World Leading	2.06	Arnstadt, Germany	6 February 2010
African record	1.97	Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...	18 February 2001
Asian record	1.98	Samara Samara, Russia Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	2 March 1996
European record	2.08	Arnstadt, Germany	4 February 2006
North and Central American and Caribbean record	2.01	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany	5 March 1993
North and Central American and Caribbean record	2.01	Atlanta, United States	28 February 1998
Oceanian Record	1.97	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	13 March 1993
South American record	1.94	Brno Brno Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	9 February 2000

Qualification standards

Indoor
1.92 m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
March 12, 2010	9:30	Qualification
March 13, 2010	17:05	Final

Qualification

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

Rank	Athlete	1.81	1.85	1.89	1.92	Result	Notes
1	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	1.92	q
1	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	1.92	q
1	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....	o	o	o	o	1.92	q
4	Iva Straková	o	o	xo	o	1.92	q, SB
5	Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:...	o	o	o	xo	1.92	q
5	Emma Green Emma Green Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	-	o	o	xo	1.92	q
7	Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan is a Chinese high jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games...	xo	o	o	xo	1.92	q, SB
8	Nadiya Dusanova Nadiya Dusanova Nadiya Dusanova is a Uzbekistani high jumper.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Tashkent. This was the Asian record, although she shared it with two athletes: Yekaterina Yevseyeva and Svetlana Radzivil...	o	o	xo	xxo	1.92	q
9	Chaunte Howard Lowe	o	xo	xo	xxo	1.92	q
10	Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko Anna Iljuštšenko is an Estonian high jumper.She finished ninth at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a jump of 1.80 metres...	o	o	o	xxx	1.89
10	Stine Kufaas Stine Kufaas Stine Kufaas is a Norwegian high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.93 metres, achieved in June 2010 at a national competition at Lillehammer. She has 1.92 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2010 in Eskilstuna...	o	o	o	xxx	1.89
10	Irina Gordeeva Irina Gordeeva Irina Gordeeva is a Russian high jumper.She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, ninth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fifth at the 2009 European Indoor Championships and fifth at the 2009 World Athletics Final...	o	o	o	xxx	1.89
13	Petrina Price Petrina Price Petrina Price is an Australian high jumper.Price was born in Greenacre. She finished seventh at the 2000 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, and finished ninth at the 2006 Commonwealth...	o	o	xxx		1.85
13	Meike Kröger Meike Kröger Meike Kröger is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump.-Early career:She had her first success in the sport with wins at the German Junior Championships in both 2007 and 2008. In 2008 she also won the bronze medal at the German Championships...	o	o	xxx		1.85
15	Olena Demydova Olena Demydova Olena Demydova is a Ukrainian high jumper.She competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 1.92 metres , achieved in February 2010 in Sumy.-References:...	xo	o	xxx		1.85
16	Airinė Palšytė Airinė Palšytė Airinė Palšytė is a Lithuanian high jumper.She finished fourth at the 2009 World Youth Championships and competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....	xxo	o	xxx		1.85
17	Vikki Hubbard Vikki Hubbard Vikki Hubbard is an English high jumper.She was born in Grantham. She finished seventh at the 2005 World Youth Championships, and competed at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 1.92 metres , achieved in...	o	xo	xxx		1.85
17	Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan Deirdre Ryan is an Irish high jumper.She finished thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 1999 World Youth Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World...	o	xo	xxx		1.85
19	Venelina Veneva-Mateeva	o	xxo	xxx		1.85
20	Anna Ustinova Anna Ustinova Anna Ustinova is a Kazakhstani high jumper.She finished seventh at the 2004 World Junior Championships and the 2005 Universiade, won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and finished sixth at the 2006 Asian Games...	o	xxx			1.81

Final

Rank	Athlete	1.83	1.87	1.91	1.94	1.96	1.98	2.00	2.05	Result	Notes
	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	o	o	xxx	2.00
	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	xo	xo	o	xxx		1.98
	Chaunte Howard Lowe	o	-	o	xo	o	xo	xxx		1.98	SB
4	Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Shkolina Svetlana Vladimirovna Shkolina is a Russian high jumper. Her personal best is 2.00 metres, achieved in February 2010 in Arnstadt-Early career:...	-	o	o	o	xo	xxx			1.96
5	Emma Green Emma Green Emma Anna-Maria Green Tregaro is an athlete competing in high jump. She won a bronze medal in the event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships. She represented Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	-	o	xxo	xxo	xxx				1.94
5	Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan Zheng Xingjuan is a Chinese high jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games...	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx				1.94	NR Chinese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in PR China maintained by Chinese Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:OT = oversized track-External links:*...
7	Nadiya Dusanova Nadiya Dusanova Nadiya Dusanova is a Uzbekistani high jumper.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 1.98 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Tashkent. This was the Asian record, although she shared it with two athletes: Yekaterina Yevseyeva and Svetlana Radzivil...	o	o	o	xxx					1.91
7	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....	o	o	o	xxx					1.91
9	Iva Straková	o	xo	xxo	xxx					1.91

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