2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' high jump explained

The girls' high jump at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 12 July.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Eleanor Patterson	Erika Furlani	Rhizlane Siba
		Julia du Plessis

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best		1.96	Bloemfontein, South Africa	4 April 1981
			Donetsk, Soviet Union	7 September 1984
Championship Record		1.92	Sherbrooke, Canada	12 July 2003
World Youth Leading		1.86	Perth, Australia	12 March 2013

Qualification

Qualification rule: 1.79 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.60	1.65	1.70	1.74	1.77	1.79	Result	Notes
1	B			–	o	o	o	o		1.77	q
1	B			–	o	o	o	o		1.77	q
3	B			o	o	o	xxo	o		1.77	q
4	B			–	o	o	o	xo		1.77	q
4	B			–	o	o	o	xo		1.77	q
6	A			–	–	xo	o	xo		1.77	q
6	A			–	o	o	xo	xo		1.77	q
6	A			–	o	o	xo	xo		1.77	q
9	A			–	o	o	o	xxo		1.77	q
9	A			–	–	o	o	xxo		1.77	q
11	B			–	–	–	o	–		1.74	q
11	A			o	o	o	o	xxx		1.74	q
11	A			o	o	o	o	xxx		1.74	q
14	B			xo	o	o	o	xxx		1.74
15	B			–	o	xo	xo	xxx		1.74
16	B			o	o	xo	xxo	xxx		1.74
17	B			–	xo	xo	xxx			1.70
18	A			o	o	xxo	xxx			1.70
19	A			o	xo	xxo	xxx			1.70
20	A			o	o	xxx				1.65
21	B			o	xxo	xxx				1.65

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.65	1.70	1.75	1.79	1.82	1.85	1.88	1.91	Result	Notes
			–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxx	1.88	PB
			o	o	xo	xo	xxo				1.82	PB
			o	o	o	o	xxx				1.79
			–	o	o	o	xxx				1.79
5			o	o	xxo	o	xxx				1.79
6			xo	o	xxo	o	xxx				1.79	SB
7			–	xo	o	xo	xxx				1.79
8			o	o	xo	xxx					1.75
8			o	o	xo	xxx					1.75
10			–	xo	xo	xxx					1.75
11			o	o	xxo	xxx					1.75
12			o	o	xxx						1.70
13			o	xo	xxx						1.70

Notes and References

1. Web site: High Jump Girls - Qualification . . 10 July 2013.
2. Web site: High Jump Girls - Final . . 12 July 2013.