1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 17 and 18 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Karen Scholz East Germany
|
| Silver | Alina Astafei Romania
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| Bronze | Yelena Obukhova Soviet Union
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Results
Final
18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Karen Scholz | East Germany |
1.92 | |
 |
Alina Astafei | Romania |
1.90 | |
 |
Yelena Obukhova | Soviet Union |
1.88 | |
| 4 | Jayne Barnetson |  United Kingdom |
1.86 | |
| 5 | Niki Bakogianni |  Greece |
1.83 | |
| 6 | Gai Kapernick |  Australia |
1.80 | |
| 7 | Liu Qian |  China |
1.80 | |
| 8 | Leah Cranston | Australia |
1.80 | |
| 9 | Debbie Marti | United Kingdom |
1.75 | |
| Holly Kelly |  United States |
1.75 | ||
| Amra Temim |  Yugoslavia |
1.75 | ||
| 12 | Rosanela Gogi |  Bulgaria |
1.75 |
Qualifications
17 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gai Kapernick | Australia |
1.82 | Q |
| Debbie Marti | United Kingdom |
1.82 | Q | |
| Yelena Obukhova | Soviet Union |
1.82 | Q | |
| 4 | Amra Temim | Yugoslavia |
1.80 | q |
| 5 | Karen Didonato | United States |
1.74 | |
| 6 | Fernanda Mosquera |  Colombia |
1.70 | |
| Athiná Hristodoúlou | Greece |
1.70 | ||
| Ayako Isomoto |  Japan |
1.70 | ||
| Michelle Alleyne |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1.70 | ||
| 10 | Nicola Springer |  Barbados |
1.65 | |
| Maribel Rodríguez |  Dominican Republic |
1.65 | ||
| Guðbjörg Lilja Svansdóttir |  Iceland |
1.65 | ||
| 13 | Suzie Tanefo |  Cameroon |
1.50 |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Qian | China |
1.82 | Q |
| Jayne Barnetson | United Kingdom |
1.82 | Q | |
| Karen Scholz | East Germany |
1.82 | Q | |
| Alina Astafei | Romania |
1.82 | Q | |
| 5 | Rosanela Gogi | Bulgaria |
1.80 | q |
| Holly Kelly | United States |
1.80 | q | |
| 7 | Leah Cranston | Australia |
1.78 | q |
| Niki Bakogianni | Greece |
1.78 | q | |
| 9 | Leanne Madill |  Canada |
1.74 | |
| Judit Kovács |  Hungary |
1.74 | ||
| Tracy Phillips |  New Zealand |
1.74 | ||
| Olga Bolshova | Soviet Union |
1.74 | ||
| 13 | Brigitte Pöck |  Austria |
1.70 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Barbados (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Cameroon (1)
Canada (1)
China (1)
Colombia (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
East Germany (1)
Greece (2)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
Japan (1)
New Zealand (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015