The women's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeStefka KostadinovaInha BabakovaHanne Haugland

Results

Qualification Qualification: 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.Qualification results

Rank Group Athlete Nationality 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.90 1.93 1.95 Result Notes 1 A Inha Babakova – – o o o xo 1.95 Q 2 A Alina Astafei – – o o o – 1.93 q 2 A Yuliya Lyakhova – o o o o – 1.93 q 2 B Stefka Kostadinova – – o o o – 1.93 q 2 B Ioamnet Quintero – o o o o – 1.93 q 6 B Britta Bilač – o o xo o – 1.93 q 7 B Viktoriya Fyodorova – o xxo o o – 1.93 q 8 A Kajsa Bergqvist – xo o o xxo xxx 1.93 q 8 A Olga Bolşova – o o xo xxo xxx 1.93 q 8 B Nelė Žilinskienė – o o xo xxo – 1.93 q 11 B Hanne Haugland – o o xxo xxo – 1.93 q 12 A Monica Iagăr – o xo o xxx 1.90 q 12 B Debbie Marti xo o o o xxx 1.90 q 14 A Zuzana Kováčiková o o xxo o xxx 1.90 15 B Angela Bradburn – o o xo xxx 1.90 16 B Pia Zinck – o xo xxo xxx 1.90 NR 17 A Zhang Liwen o o o xxx 1.85 SB 17 B Mária Melová – o o xxx 1.85 19 A Sieglinde Cadusch – o xo xxx 1.85 20 A Svetlana Zalevskaya – xo xo xxx 1.85 21 A Michelle Dunkley o o xxx 1.80 21 A Karol Jenkins – o xxx 1.80 21 A Solange Witteveen o o xxx 1.80 21 B Iryna Mykhalchenko o o xxx 1.80 25 B Dóra Győrffy o xo xxx 1.80

Final Final results Rank Name Nationality 1.85 1.90 1.95 1.98 2.00 2.02 2.08 Result Notes Stefka Kostadinova oooooo xxx 2.02 WL Inha Babakova oooooxxx 2.00 NR Hanne Haugland oxooxxooxxx 2.00 NR Alina Astafei oooxxx 1.95 SB Ioamnet Quintero xoooxxx 1.95 SB Nelė Žilinskienė ooxoxxx 1.95 NR Viktoriya Fyodorova ooxxoxxx 1.95 SB Kajsa Bergqvist oxoxxoxxx 1.95 NR Olga Bolşova ooxxx 1.90 Monica Iagăr ooxxx 1.90 Yuliya Lyakhova ooxxx 1.90 12 Britta Bilač xooxxx 1.90 13 Debbie Marti oxxx 1.85

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