High jump at the World Athletics Championships
| High jump at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 The 2015 men's high jump champion Derek Drouin | |
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2015 Women: 1983 – 2015 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 2.41 m Bohdan Bondarenko (2013) |
| Women | 2.09 m Stefka Kostadinova (1987) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Mutaz Barshim (QAT) |
| Women |  Mariya las (RUS) |
The high jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round. In the 2015 World Championships in Athletics the qualifying height for men was 2.31 m and for women 1.94 m.
The championship records for the event are 2.41 m for men, set by Bohdan Bondarenko in 2013, and 2.09 m for women, set by Stefka Kostadinova in 1987.
Age
- All information from IAAF[1]
| Distinction | Male athlete | Age | Female athlete | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest champion | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | 19 years, 282 days | Ioamnet Quintero | 20 years, 337 days |
| Youngest medalist | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | 19 years, 282 days | Emma Green | 20 years, 243 days |
| Youngest participant | Tim Forsyth | 18 years, 12 days | Zheng Xingjuan | 16 years, 139 days |
| Oldest champion | Javier Sotomayor | 29 years, 297 days | Inga Babakova | 32 years, 63 days |
| Oldest medalist | Javier Sotomayor | 29 years, 297 days | Ruth Beitia | 34 years, 138 days |
| Oldest participant | Dragutin Topić | 38 years, 160 days | Romary Rifka | 38 years, 238 days |
Medalists
Men
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| – |  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 19 | 23 | 16 | 58 | |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba (CUB) |
1991–1997 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Yaroslav Rybakov | Russia (RUS) |
2001–2009 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3= | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | Soviet Union (URS) |
1983–1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Vyacheslav Voronin | Russia (RUS) |
1999–2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | Bohdan Bondarenko | Ukraine (UKR) |
2013–2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Drouin | Canada (CAN) |
2013–2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Artur Partyka | Poland (POL) |
1993–1997 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8= | Mark Boswell | Canada (CAN) |
1999–2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8= | Kyriakos Ioannou | Cyprus (CYP) |
2007–2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | South Africa (RSA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12= | China (CHN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12= | Cyprus (CYP) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Qatar (QAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15= | Australia (AUS) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15= | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanka Vlašić |  Croatia (CRO) |
2007–2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2= | Stefka Kostadinova |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
1987–1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2= | Hestrie Cloete | South Africa (RSA) |
2001–2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4= | Inha Babakova | Ukraine (UKR) |
1991–2001 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4= | Anna Chicherova | Russia (RUS) |
2007–2015 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Tamara Bykova | Soviet Union (URS) |
1983–1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden (SWE) |
2001–2005 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Yelena Yelesina | Russia (RUS) |
1991–1999 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Antonietta Di Martino | Italy (ITA) |
2007–2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Croatia (CRO) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3= | Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3= | South Africa (RSA) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5= | Soviet Union (URS) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5= | Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | United States (USA) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14= |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14= |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
Footnotes
- Butler, Mark et al. (2015). IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Book. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 August 2016.
Specific
- ^ Butler 2015, p. 41.