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The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups (24 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.[1]
Women's high jump at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | September 29 (qualifications) September 30 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 2.03 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 2.09 | Stefka Kostadinova | Rome (ITA) | August 30, 1987 |
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Olympic Record | 2.02 | Ulrike Meyfarth | Los Angeles (USA) | August 10, 1984 |
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Height | OR | WR |
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September 30, 1988 | Final | Louise Ritter (USA) | 2.03m | OR |
Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.03 | Result | Notes |
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Louise Ritter | United States | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | o | 2.03 | OR | |
Stefka Kostadinova | Bulgaria | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | x | 2.01 | ||
Tamara Bykova | Soviet Union | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.99 | ||||
4 | Olga Turchak | Soviet Union | – | o | o | xo | o | o | xxx | 1.96 | ||||
5 | Galina Astafei | Romania | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.93 | |||||
5 | Lyudmila Andonova | Bulgaria | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.93 | |||||
7 | Christine Stanton | Australia | – | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.93 | |||||
8 | Diana Davies | Great Britain | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 | ||||||
8 | Kim Hui-seon | South Korea | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 | ||||||
10 | Maryse Ewanjé-Epée | France | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.90 | ||||||
11 | Megumi Sato | Japan | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.90 | ||||||
12 | Janet Boyle | Great Britain | – | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.90 |
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