The women's high jump event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 17 and 18 July.
Medalists Gold Karen Scholz Silver Alina Astafei Bronze Yelena Obukhova
Results Final 18 July Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Karen Scholz 1.92 Alina Astafei 1.90 Yelena Obukhova 1.88 4 Jayne Barnetson 1.86 5 Niki Bakogianni 1.83 6 Gai Kapernick 1.80 7 Liu Qian 1.80 8 Leah Cranston 1.80 9 Debbie Marti 1.75 Holly Kelly 1.75 Amra Temim 1.75 12 Rosanela Gogi 1.75
Qualifications 17 Jul
Group A
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Gai Kapernick 1.82 Q Debbie Marti 1.82 Q Yelena Obukhova 1.82 Q 4 Amra Temim 1.80 q 5 Karen Didonato 1.74 6 Fernanda Mosquera 1.70 Athiná Hristodoúlou 1.70 Ayako Isomoto 1.70 Michelle Alleyne 1.70 10 Nicola Springer 1.65 Maribel Rodríguez 1.65 Guðbjörg Lilja Svansdóttir 1.65 13 Suzie Tanefo 1.50
Group B
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Liu Qian 1.82 Q Jayne Barnetson 1.82 Q Karen Scholz 1.82 Q Alina Astafei 1.82 Q 5 Rosanela Gogi 1.80 q Holly Kelly 1.80 q 7 Leah Cranston 1.78 q Niki Bakogianni 1.78 q 9 Leanne Madill 1.74 Judit Kovács 1.74 Tracy Phillips 1.74 Olga Bolshova 1.74 13 Brigitte Pöck 1.70
Participation According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
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