The women's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 23 March 2025. This was the 21st time the event is contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The final took place on 23 March during the morning session.
Background The women's high jump was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. +Records before the 2025 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)Height (m)LocationDateWorld record"All time Top lists – Senior – High jump women", World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2025.2.10Paris, France7 July 2024Championship record2.05Indianapolis, United States8 March 1987World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – High jump women", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.2.01Banská Bystrica, Slovakia18 February 2025
Qualification For the women's high jump, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standards of 1.97 m. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There was a target number of 12 athletes.
Final The final was held on 23 March, starting at 11:35 (UTC+8) in the morning.
Place Athlete Nation 1.85 1.89 1.92 1.95 1.97 1.99 Result Notes Nicola Olyslagers – o o o o xxx 1.97 m Eleanor Patterson – o xo o o xxx 1.97 m Yaroslava Mahuchikh – o – o x– xx 1.95 m 4 Angelina Topić o o o xo x– xx 1.95 m 5 Charity Hufnagel o o o xxx 1.92 m 6 Imke Onnen o xo o xxx 1.92 m 7 Elena Kulichenko o xxo xxo xxx 1.92 m 8 Idea Pieroni xo xo xxx 1.89 m 9 Kateryna Tabashnyk xo xxo xxx 1.89 m 10 Vashti Cunningham o xxx 1.85 m
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