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2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 20
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Winning height1.96
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Spain
bronze medal    Poland
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The women's high jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 20, 2016.[1][2]

Four athletes were perfect through 1.93, Sofie Skoog, Lavern Spencer, masters world record holder Ruth Beitia and still in high school, Vashti Cunningham, the new indoor world junior record holder. Airinė Palšytė and Kamila Lićwinko also managed the height but with several misses in the competition. At 1.96, Cunningham cleared it with room to spare on her first attempt, keeping the perfect round going, which turned out to be the gold medal performance. Beitia and Lićwinko cleared it on their second attempt with Beitia's perfect round beforehand being the difference for her silver medal. Palšytė also cleared 1.96 on her last attempt, but it was too little, too late. All athletes tried 1.99. The three medalists had been over 1.99 in the past but nobody made it on this day.

Cunningham becomes the youngest female Indoor World Champion, just one day older than the youngest male, Mohammed Aman from the 2012 Championships.

Results

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The final was started 13:00.[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality 1.84 1.89 1.93 1.96 1.99 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vashti Cunningham  United States o o o o xxx 1.96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruth Beitia  Spain o o o xo xxx 1.96
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kamila Lićwinko  Poland xo o xo xo xxx 1.96
4 Airinė Palšytė  Lithuania xo o xxo xxo xxx 1.96
5 Sofie Skoog  Sweden o o o xxx 1.93
5 Levern Spencer  Saint Lucia o o o xxx 1.93
7 Alessia Trost  Italy o o xo xxx 1.93
8 Erika Kinsey  Sweden o xxo xxo xxx 1.93 SB
9 Doreen Amata  Nigeria o o xxx 1.89
10 Lissa Labiche  Seychelles o xxo xxx 1.89 NR
10 Isobel Pooley  Great Britain o xxo xxx 1.89
Priscilla Frederick  Antigua and Barbuda DNS

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Final results