1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Tamara Bykova Soviet Union (URS)
Silver	Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany (FRG)
Bronze	Louise Ritter United States (USA)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
07.08.1983 – ??:??h	07.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
09.08.1983 – ??:??h

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record	Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)	2.02 m	September 8, 1982	Athens, Greece
Event Record	New event

Results

Qualifying round

• Held on Qualification Sunday 1983-08-07

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.50	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.87	1.90	Result	Notes
1	A	Kerstin Brandt	East Germany								1.90	Q
1	A	Coleen Sommer	United States								1.90	Q
1	A	Tamara Bykova	Soviet Union								1.90	Q
4	A	Susanne Helm	East Germany								1.90	Q
5	A	Christine Soetewey	Belgium								1.87	q
6	A	Minna Vehmasto	Finland								1.87	q
6	A	Katalin Sterk	Hungary								1.87	q
8	A	Zheng Dazhen	China								1.87	q
9	A	Sara Simeoni	Italy	–	–	o	o	o	xr		1.84
10	A	Gillian Evans	Great Britain								1.84
11	A	Gaby Meier-Lindenthal	Switzerland								1.84
11	A	Brigitte Reid	Canada								1.84
13	A	Disa Gísladóttir	Iceland								1.80
13	A	Megumi Sato	Japan								1.80
15	A	Christine Stanton	Australia								1.80
16	A	Iona Smith	Antigua and Barbuda								1.50
1	B	Ulrike Meyfarth	West Germany								1.90	Q
2	B	Louise Ritter	United States								1.90	Q
3	B	Andrea Bienias	East Germany								1.90	Q
4	B	Debbie Brill	Canada								1.90	Q
5	B	Olga Juha	Hungary								1.87	q
6	B	Larisa Kositsyna	Soviet Union								1.87	q
7	B	Maryse Ewanjé-Epée	France								1.87	q
8	B	Vanessa Browne	Australia								1.87	q
8	B	Silvia Costa	Cuba								1.87	q
8	B	Yang Wenqin	China								1.87	q
11	B	Niculina Vasile	Romania								1.84
12	B	Emese Bela	Hungary								1.80
13	B	Susanne Lorentzon	Sweden								1.80
14	B	Lidija Lapajne	Yugoslavia								1.80
15	B	Hisayo Fukumitsu	Japan								1.75
16	B	Kawther Akremi	Tunisia								1.70
17	B	Klodeta Gjini	Albania								1.70

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.75	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.92	1.95	1.97	1.99	2.01	2.03	Result	Notes
	Tamara Bykova	Soviet Union	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx	2.01
	Ulrike Meyfarth	West Germany	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xo	o	x–	xx	1.99
	Louise Ritter	United States	–	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx				1.95
4	Coleen Sommer	United States	–	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx				1.95
5	Kerstin Brandt	East Germany	–	o	xo	xxo	xo	xxx					1.95
6	Debbie Brill	Canada	–	o	o	o	xxx						1.88
7	Susanne Helm	East Germany	–	o	o	xo	xxx						1.88
8	Olga Juha	Hungary	o	o	xo	xo	xxx						1.88
9	Vanessa Browne	Australia	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxx						1.88
10	Silvia Costa	Cuba	–	o	o	xxx							1.84
11	Andrea Bienias	East Germany	–	o	o	xxx							1.84
12	Maryse Ewanjé-Epée	France	–	xo	o	xxx							1.84
12	Katalin Sterk	Hungary	o	xo	o	xxx							1.84
12	Minna Vehmasto	Finland	o	xo	o	xxx							1.84
15	Christine Soetewey	Belgium	xo	o	xo	xxx							1.84
16	Yang Wenqin	China	o	xxo	xxo	xxx							1.84
17	Larisa Kositsyna	Soviet Union	–	o	xxx								1.80
18	Zheng Dazhen	China	o	xo	xxx								1.80

See also

• National champions high jump (women)
• 1980 Women's Olympic High Jump (Moscow)
• 1982 Women's European Championships High Jump (Athens)
• 1984 Women's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
• 1984 Women's Friendship Games High Jump (Prague)
• 1986 Women's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)

References

• Results
• IAAF Results
• L'Athletisme (September 1983, p58)