These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two non-starters. The qualification round mark was set at 1.93 metres.
Medalists
Results Qualifying round Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.96 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
Rank Group Name Nationality 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.93 Result Notes A Inha Babakova – – o o o 1.93 q A Niki Bakogianni – o o o o 1.93 q A Antonella Bevilacqua* – o o o o 1.93 q A Yelena Gulyayeva – o o o o 1.93 q A Stefka Kostadinova – o o o o 1.93 q A Tisha Waller o o o o o 1.93 q A Svetlana Zalevskaya – o o o o 1.93 q B Alina Astafei – o o o o 1.93 q B Hanne Haugland – o o o o 1.93 q B Tatyana Motkova o o o o o 1.93 q B Nelė Žilinskienė – o o o o 1.93 q 11 B Britta Bilač – o o o xo 1.93 q 12 A Olga Bolşova – o xo o xo 1.93 q 13 B Zuzana Kováčiková o o xo xo xxo 1.93 q 14 B Tatyana Khramova – o o o xxx 1.90 15 B Kajsa Bergqvist o xo o o xxx 1.90 16 B Lea Haggett – xo o xo xxx 1.90 17 B Ioamnet Quintero – o o xxo xxx 1.90 18 A Connie Teaberry o xo o xxo xxx 1.90 19 A Sieglinde Cadusch o o o xxx 1.85 19 A Debbie Marti o o o xxx 1.85 19 B Yuliya Lyakhova – o o xxx 1.85 19 B Vita Styopina – o o xxx 1.85 23 B Inna Gliznuta o xo o xxx 1.85 24 B Amy Acuff o o xo xxx 1.85 24 B Alica Javadová – o xo xxx 1.85 26 A Natasha Alleyne o xo xxo xxx 1.85 27 A Juana Arrendel o o xxx 1.80 28 A Svetlana Munkova o xxo xxx 1.80 29 A Irene Tiendrebeogo xxo xxo xxx 1.80 29 B Venelina Veneva xxo xxo xxx 1.80 B Alison Inverarity – – xxx A Coralea Cline A Sigrid Kirchmann
Final Rank Name Nationality 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.93 1.96 1.99 2.01 2.03 2.05 2.10 Result Notes Stefka Kostadinova – o o o o o o o xo xxx 2.05 OR Niki Bakogianni o o xo o o xo xo xxo xxx 2.03 Inha Babakova – o o o o o o xxx 2.01 Antonella Bevilacqua* o o o o o o xxx 1.99 Yelena Gulyayeva – o o o xo xo xxx 1.99 Alina Astafei – o o o o x– xx 1.96 Tatyana Motkova – o o o o x– xx 1.96 Nelė Žilinskienė o o o o o xxx 1.96 Hanne Haugland – o xxo xo o xxx 1.96 Britta Bilač o o o o xxx 1.93 Tisha Waller o o o o xxx 1.93 11 Olga Bolşova o o xo xo xxx 1.93 11 Zuzana Kováčiková o xo o xo xxx 1.93 13 Svetlana Zalevskaya o o xo xxo xxx 1.93 * In May 1996, Antonella Bevilacqua twice tested positive for ephedrine which carried the penalty of a three-month ban. The IAAF decided to put the case to arbitration and allow her to compete in Atlanta, where she placed 4th. However, after the Olympics the IAAF decided she was guilty of a doping offence and annulled her results from May onwards, including her Olympic performance.
See also National champions high jump (women) 1995 Women's World Championships High Jump 1997 Women's World Championships High Jump
References
External links Official Report Results