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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Bronze | Yelena Obukhova Soviet Union |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1.75 | ||
| 12 | Rosanela Gogi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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