2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

The Women's High Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 8.

Medalists

Gold	Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden (SWE)
Silver	Chaunte Howard United States (USA)
Bronze	Emma Green Sweden (SWE)

Records

World Record	Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)	2.09 m	Rome, Italy	30 August 1987
Championship Record	Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)	2.09 m	Rome, Italy	30 August 1987

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 1.93 m (Q) or best 12 performances (q)

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	1.80	1.84	1.88	1.91	1.93	Result	Notes
1	B	Vita Palamar	Ukraine	–	o	o	o	o	1.93	Q
1	B	Tia Hellebaut	Belgium	o	o	o	xo	o	1.93	Q, SB
3	A	Anna Chicherova	Russia	o	o	o	xxo	o	1.93	Q
4	A	Chaunte Howard	United States	o	xo	xo	xo	xo	1.93	Q
4	A	Iryna Mykhalchenko	Ukraine	o	xo	xo	xxo	xo	1.93	Q
6	A	Emma Green	Sweden	–	o	o	o	–	1.91	q
6	A	Iva Straková	Czech Republic	o	o	o	o	xxx	1.91	q
6	A	Viktoriya Styopina	Ukraine	o	o	o	o	xxx	1.91	q
6	B	Dóra Győrffy	Hungary	o	o	o	o	–	1.91	q
6	B	Kajsa Bergqvist	Sweden	–	o	o	o	–	1.91	q
11	B	Venelina Veneva	Bulgaria	o	o	o	xo	xxx	1.91	q
11	B	Amy Acuff	United States	o	xo	o	xo	xxx	1.91	q
13	B	Oana Pantelimon	Romania	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	1.91
14	A	Corinne Müller	Switzerland	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	1.91
15	A	Melanie Skotnik	France	o	o	o	xxx		1.88
15	A	Marta Mendía	Spain	o	o	o	xxx		1.88
17	B	Erin Aldrich	United States	o	xo	o	xxx		1.88
18	B	Tatyana Kivimyagi	Russia	o	o	xo	xxx		1.88
19	B	Ruth Beitia	Spain	o	o	xxo	xxx		1.88
19	B	Blanka Vlašić	Croatia	o	o	xxo	xxx		1.88
21	A	Inna Gliznutsa	Moldova	o	o	xxx			1.84
22	B	Levern Spencer	Saint Lucia	xo	o	xxx			1.84
23	A	Caterine Ibargüen	Colombia	o	xo	xxx			1.84
23	B	Romary Rifka	Mexico	o	xo	xxx			1.84	SB
25	B	Zheng Xingjuan	China	xo	xo	xxx			1.84
26	A	Monica Iagăr	Romania	o	xxo	xxx			1.84
27	A	Hanna Mikkonen	Finland	o	xxx				1.80
28	B	Juana Arrendel	Dominican Republic	o	xxx				1.80
	A	Tatiana Efimenko	Kyrgyzstan	x					NM
	A	Yelena Slesarenko	Russia						DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.80	1.85	1.89	1.93	1.96	1.98	2.00	2.02	2.10	Result	Notes
	Kajsa Bergqvist	Sweden	—	o	o	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx	2.02	WL
	Chaunte Howard	United States	o	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxx		2.00	=PB
	Emma Green	Sweden	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx				1.96	PB
4	Anna Chicherova	Russia	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.96
5	Vita Palamar	Ukraine	—	o	o	o	xxx					1.93
6	Tia Hellebaut	Belgium	o	o	xxo	o	xxx					1.93	SB
7	Vita Styopina	Ukraine	o	o	o	xxo	xxx					1.93	SB
8	Amy Acuff	United States	o	xo	o	xxx						1.89
9	Dóra Győrffy	Hungary	o	o	xxo	xxx						1.89
10	Venelina Veneva-Mateeva	Bulgaria	o	o	xxx							1.85
11	Iva Strakova	Czech Republic	xo	o	xxx							1.85
12	Iryna Mykhalchenko	Ukraine	o	xo	xxx							1.85