Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's high jump

Women's high jump
at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates October 26
Competitors 10 from 9 nations
Medalists
    Cuba
    Venezuela
    Mexico
«2007 2015»
Athletics at
the 2011 Pan American Games

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's high jump competition at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held on October 24th at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Romary Rifka of the Mexico.

Contents

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 Rome, Italy August 30, 1987
Pan American Games record  Coleen Sommer (USA) 1.96 Indianapolis, United States August 13, 1987

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (1.76) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
October 26, 2011 16:00 Final

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Final

The final was held on October 26.

Rank Athlete Nationality 1.60 1.65 1.70 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.87 1.89 1.91 1.89 Result Notes
Lesyani Mayor Cuba o o o o o xxx o 1.89 SB
Marielys Rojas Venezuela o o o o o o o o xxx x 1.89 SB
Romary Rifka Mexico o o o o xxo xo o xxx 1.89
4 Deirdre Mullen United States o o xxx 1.84
5 Valdileia Martins Brazil o o o xxo xxx 1.84
6 Fabiola Ayala Mexico o o o xo xxo xxx 1.84
7 Levern Spencer Saint Lucia o x- xx 1.81
8 Kimberley Williamson Jamaica o o xo xo xxx 1.78
9 Gabriela Saravia Peru o o xxx 1.65
10 Jorgelina Rodríguez Argentina xo xxo xxx 1.65

References