2018 World Indoor Championships Statistics - Women’s HJ - by K Ken Nakamura Summary Page: All time Performance List at the World Indoor Championships Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 2.05 Stefka Kostadinova BUL 1 Indianapolis 19 87 2 2 2.04 Yelena Slesarenko RUS 1 Budapest 2004 3 3 2.03 Blanka Vlasic CRO 1 Valencia 2008 4 4 2.02 Susanne Beyer GDR 2 Indianapolis 1987 4 2.02 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Budapest 1989 4 2.02 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Toronto 1993 4 4 2.02 Heike Henkel GER 2 Toronto 1993 4 2.02 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Paris 1997 4 2.02 Yelena Slesarenko 1 Moskva 2006 Lowest winning Height: 1.96m by Vashti Cunningham (USA) in 2016 is the lowest winning Height in history. 1.98m by Chaunte Lowe (USA) in 2012 is the second lowest winning height in the history of the World Indoor; 1.99m by Khristina Kalcheva (BUL) in 1999 is the third lowest winning height; 1.97m by Stefka Kostadinova in 1985 World Indoor Games is even lower. Margin of Victory Difference Height Name Nat Venue Year Max 4cm 2.04m Yelena Slesarenko RUS Budapest 2004 Min 0cm 2.02m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Toronto 1993 2.00m Kajsa Bergqvist UKR Lisboa 2001 1.96m Vasti Cunningham USA Portland 2016 Best Marks for Places in the World Indoor Championships Pos Height Name Nat Venue Year 1 2.05 Stefka Kostadinova BUL Indianapolis 1987 2 2.02 Susanne Beyer GDR Indianapolis 1987 Heike Henkel GER Toronto 1993 2.01 Yelena Slesarenko RUS Valencia 2008 3 2.01 Vita Palamar UKR Valencia 2008 4 1.99 Ruth Beitia ESP Valencia 2008 Multiple Gold Medalists: Blanka Vlasic (CRO): 2008, 2010 Yelena Slesarenko (RUS): 2004, 2006 Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE): 2001, 2003 Stefka Kostadinova (BUL): 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997 GBR All-Comer’s Indoor List Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 2.05 Tia Hellebaut BEL 1 Birmingham 3 Mar 2007 2 2 2.02 Kajsa Bergqvist SWE 1 Birmingham 21 Feb 2003 Highest performances in March (only indoor performances are listed) Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 2.05 Stefka Kostadinova BUL 1 Indianapolis 8 Mar 1987 1 1 2.05 Tia Hellebaut BEL 1 Birmingham 3 Mar 2007 3 2.04 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Budapest 6 Mar 1988 All time Performance List at the World Indoor Championships Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 2.05 Stefka Kostadinova BUL 1 Indianapolis 1987 2 2 2.04 Yelena Slesarenko RUS 1 Budapest 2004 3 3 2.03 Blanka Vlasic CRO 1 Valencia 2008 4 4 2.02 Susanne Beyer GDR 2 Indianapolis 1987 4 2.02 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Budapest 1989 4 2.02 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Toronto 1993 4 4 2.02 Heike Henkel GER 2 Toronto 1993 4 2.02 Stefka Kostadinova 1 Paris 1997 4 2.02 Yelena Slesarenko 1 Moskva 2006 10 6 2.01 Alina Astafei GER 1 Barcelona 199 5 10 6 2.01 Kajsa Bergqvist SWE 1 Birmingham 2003 10 2.01 Yelena Slesarenko 2 Valencia 2008 10 6 2.01 Vita Palamar UKR 3 Valencia 2008 14 9 2.00 Emilia Dragieva BUL 3 Indianapolis 1987 14 9 2.00 Tamara Bykova URS 2 Budapest 1989 14 2.00 Heike Henk el GER 1 Sevilla 1991 14 9 2.00 Inga Babakova UKR 3 Toronto 1993 14 2.00 Inga Babakova 2 Paris 1997 14 9 2.00 Hanne Haugland NOR 3 Paris 1997 14 2.00 Kajsa Bergqvist 1 Lisboa 2001 14 2.00 Inga Babakova 2 Lisboa 2001 14 9 2:00 Anna Chicherova RU S 2 Budapest 2004 14 2.00 Blanka Vlasic 2 Moskva 2006 14 2.00 Blanka Vlasic 1 Doha 2010 14 9 2.00 Maria Kuchina RUS 1= Sopot 2014 14 9 2.00 Kamila Licwinko POL 1= Sopot 2014 14 9 2.00 Ruth Beitia ESP 3 Sopot 2014 29 17 1.99 Britta Bilac SLO 2 Barcelona 1995 29 1.99 Heike Henkel 3 Barcelona 1995 29 17 1.99 Khristina Kalcheva BUL 1 Maebashi 1999 29 17 1.99 Yelena Yelesina RUS 2 Birmingham 2003 29 1.99 Anna Chicherova 3 Birmingham 2003 29 1.99 Ruth Beitia 4 Valencia 2008 35 1.98 Ruth Beitia 3 Moskva 2006 35 20 1.98 Yekaterina Savchenko RUS 4 Moskva 2006 35 1.98 Ruth Beitia 2 Doha 2010 35 20 1.98 Chaunte Howard Lowe USA 3 Doha 2010 35 1.98 Chaunte Howard Lowe 1 Istanbul 2012 40 1.97** Stefka Kostadinova 1 Paris 1985 40 1.97 Tamara Bykova 2 Sevilla 1991 40 1.97 Alina Astafei ROU 4 Toronto 1993 40 23 1.97 Alison Inverarity AUS 5 Toronto 1993 40 23 1.97 Ioamnet Quintero CUB 6 Toronto 1993 40 1.97 Blanka Vlasic 3 Budapest 2004 40 1.97 Vita Palamar 4 Budapest 2004 40 23 1.97 Daniela Rath GER 5 Budapest 2004 40 23 1.97 Justyna Kasprzycka POL 4 Sopot 2014 ** Paris 1985 was World Indoor Games precursor to the World Indoor Championships Lowest winning Height: 1.96m by Vashti Cunningham (USA) in 2016 is the lowest winning Height in history. 1.98m by Chaunte Lowe (USA) in 2012 is the second lowest winning height in the history of the World Indoor; 1.99m by Khristina Kalcheva (BUL) in 1999 is the third lowest winning height; 1.97m by Stefka Kostadinova in 1985 World Indoor Games is even lower. Margin of Victory Difference Height Name Nat Venue Year Max 4cm 2.04m Yelena Slesarenko RUS Budapest 2004 3cm 2.05m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Indianapolis 1987 2.00m Heike Henkel GER Sevilla 1991 1.99m Khristina Kalcheva BUL Maebashi 1999 1.97m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Paris 1985** 1.98m Chaunte Howard USA Istanbul 2012 Min 0cm 2.02m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Toronto 1993 2.00m Kajsa Bergqvist UKR Lisboa 2001 1.96m Vasti Cunningham USA Portland 2016 ** 1985 World Indoor Games Difference between first and third Diff Winning height 3rd place height Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 8cm 2.02m 1.94m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Budapest 1989 7cm 1.97m 1.90m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Paris 1985** 2.04m 1.97m Yelena Slesarenko RUS Budapest 2004 Min 0cm 2.00m 2.00m M Kuchina & K Licwinko RUS&POL Sopot 2014 1.96m 1.96m Vashti Cunningham USA Portland 2016 2cm 2.02m 2.00m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Toronto 1993 2.01m 1.99m Alina Astafei GER Barcelona 1995 2.02m 2.00m Stefka Kostadinova BUL Paris 1997 2.01m 1.99m Kajsa Bergqvist SWE Birmingham 2003 2.03m 2.01m Blanka Vlasic CRO Valencia 2008 2.00m 1.98m Blanka Vlasic CRO Doha 2010 ** 1985 World Indoor Games Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place height Name of bronze medalist Nat Venue Year Max 6cm 2.00m Emilia Dragieva BUL Indianapolis 1987 5cm 2.00m Hanne Haugland NOR Paris 1997 Min 0cm 1.94m Heike Redetzky/Henkel FRG Budapest 1989 1.96m Venelina Veneva BUL Lisboa 2001 1.97m Blanka Vlasic CRO Budapest 2004 1.98m Ruth Beitia ESP Moskva 2006 1.96m Kamila Licwinko POL Portland 2018 Highest mark in each round Round Height Name Nat Venue Year Final 2.05 Stefka Kostadinova BUL Indianapolis 1987 Qualifying 1.96 Chicherova, Palamar, Slesarenko, Budapest 2004 Styopina, Veneva, Vlasic, Mendia, Rath Vlasic, Hellebaut, Beitia, Slesarenko, Moskva 2006 Styopina, Savchenko Beitia, Aitova, Vlasic, Slesarenko, Valencia 2008 Friedrich, Palamar Highest non-qualifier for the final Height Position Name Nat Venue Year 1.93 4qA Susan Moncrieff GBR Birmingham 2003 9q Ruth Beitia ESP Budapest 2004 10q Monica Iagar ROU Budapest 2004 9q Marta Mendia ESP Moskva 2006 10q Iva Strakova CZE Moskva 2006 10q Antonietta Di Martino ITA Valencia 2008 Average from last nine (21 st century) World Indoor Championships Average 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2003 2001 Winning Height 2.01 1.96 2.00 1.98 2.03 2.03 2.02 2.04 2.01 2.00 Winning Medal 1.98 1.96 2.00 1.95 2.00 2.01 1.98 1.97 1.99 1.96 8th place 1.92 1.93 1.90 1.92 1.93 1.93 1.94 1.91 1.92 1.93 Opening height and total number of attempts by winners Opening height Winning height Total number of attempts to winning height Winner 1997 1.85 2.02 6 clearances /6 attempts + 3 misses 2.08 Kostadinova 1999 1.85 1.99 5 clearances /8 attempts Kalcheva 2001 1.80 2.00 7 clearances/ 8 attempts + 3 misses at 2.02 Bergqvist 2003 1.88 2.01 5 clearances/5 attempts Bergqvist 2004 1.82 2.04 8 clearances/9 attempts + 2 misses at 2.08 Slesarenko 2006 1.84 2.02 8 clearances/10 attempts + 2 misses at 2.04 Slesarenko 2008 1.84 2.03 6 clearances/7 attempts + 3 misses at 2.09 Vlasic 2010 1.89 2.03 5 clearances/5 attempts + 3 misses at 2.05 Chicherova 2012 1.84 1.98 5 clearances/7 attempts + 3 misses at 2.01 Lowe 2014 1.85 2.00 5 clearances/6 attempts + 3 misses at 2.02 Kuchina, Licwinko 2016 1.84 1.96 4 clearances/4 attempts + 3 misses at 1.96 Cunningham Best Marks for Places in the World Indoor Championships Pos Height Name Nat Venue Year 1 2.05 Stefka Kostadinova BUL Indianapolis 1987 2 2.02 Susanne Beyer GDR Indianapolis 1987 Heike Henkel GER Toronto 1993 2.01 Yelena Slesarenko RUS Valencia 2008 3 2.01 Vita Palamar UKR Valencia 2008 4 1.99 Ruth Beitia ESP Valencia 2008 5 1.97 Alison Inverarity AUS Toronto 1993 6 1.97 Ioamnet Quintero CUB Toronto 1993 7 1.96 Tisha Waller USA Birmingham 2003 Vita Styopina UKR Moskva 2006 8 1.95 Kajsa Bergqvist SWE Paris 1997 Best Marks for Places - all competitions Pos Height Name Nat Venue DMY 1 2.08 Kajsa Bergqvist SWE Arnstadt 4 Feb 2006 2 2.05 Blanka Vlasic CRO Karlsruihe 15 Feb 2009 2.03 Stefka Kostakinova BUL Sindelfingen 8 Mar 1992 3 2.01 Vita Palamar UKR Valencia 9 Mar 2008 Multiple Gold Medalists: Blanka Vlasic (CRO): 2008, 2010 Yelena Slesarenko (RUS): 2004, 2006 Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE): 2001, 2003 Stefka Kostadinova (BUL): 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997 Multiple Medalists: Chaunte Howard (USA): 2010 Bronze, 2012 Gold Ruth Beitia (ESP): 2006 Bronze, 2010 Silver, 2014 Bronze, 2016 Silver Blanka Vlasic (CRO): 2004 Bronze, 2006 Silver, 2008 Gold, 2010 Gold Yelena Slesarenko (RUS): 2004 Gold, 2006 Gold, 2008 Silver Anna Chicherova (RUS): 2003 Bronze, 2004 Silver, 2012 Silver Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE): 2001 Gold, 2003 Gold, Inga Babakova (UKR): 1993 Bronze, 1997 Silver, 2001 Silver Heike Redetzky (Henkel) (GER): 1989 Bronze, 1991 Gold, 1993 Silver, 1995 Bronze, Tamara Bykova (URS): 1989 Silver, 1991 Silver Stefka Kostadinova (BUL):