# 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There was a total of 25 participating athletes, with the final being held on Sunday, 31 August 2003.

## Medalists

| Gold | Hestrie Cloete South Africa (RSA) |
| Silver | Marina Kuptsova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden (SWE) |

## Schedule

* All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 29.08.2003 – 18:45h | 29.08.2003 – 18:45h |
| Final Round ||
| 31.08.2003 – 16:45h ||

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: 1.93 m (Q) or best 12 performances (q)
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.93 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Hestrie Cloete | South Africa | – | o | o | o | o | 1.93 | Q |
| 1 | A | Vita Palamar | Ukraine | – | o | o | o | o | 1.93 | Q |
| 1 | A | Vita Styopina | Ukraine | o | o | o | o | o | 1.93 | Q |
| 1 | B | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | – | o | o | o | o | 1.93 | Q |
| 5 | B | Ruth Beitia | Spain | xo | o | o | o | o | 1.93 | Q |
| 6 | B | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | – | o | – | xxo | o | 1.93 | Q |
| 7 | A | Amy Acuff | United States | o | o | o | o | xo | 1.93 | Q |
| 7 | A | Juana Arrendel | Dominican Republic | o | o | o | o | xo | 1.93 | Q |
| 7 | A | Marina Kuptsova | Russia | o | o | o | o | xo | 1.93 | Q |
| 10 | A | Venelina Veneva | Bulgaria | xo | o | o | o | xo | 1.93 | Q |
| 11 | B | Olga Kaliturina | Russia | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.91 | q |
| 12 | B | Anna Chicherova | Russia | xo | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.91 | q |
| 13 | A | Marta Mendía | Spain | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.91 | |
| 14 | B | Oana Pantelimon | Romania | o | o | o | xxx | | 1.88 | |
| 15 | B | Inha Babakova | Ukraine | o | o | xxo | xxx | | 1.88 | |
| 16 | B | Daniela Rath | Germany | – | xo | xxo | xxx | | 1.88 | |
| 17 | B | Antonella Bevilacqua | Italy | o | o | xxx | | | 1.85 | |
| 18 | A | Gaëlle Niaré | France | o | xo | xxx | | | 1.85 | |
| 18 | B | Solange Witteveen | Argentina | o | xo | xxx | | | 1.85 | |
| 20 | A | Anne Gerd Eieland | Norway | o | xxo | xxx | | | 1.85 | |
| 21 | B | Romary Rifka | Mexico | o | xxx | | | | 1.80 | |
| 22 | A | Iva Straková | Czech Republic | xo | xxx | | | | 1.80 | |
| 22 | B | Marina Aitova | Kazakhstan | xo | xxx | | | | 1.80 | |
| | A | Miki Imai | Japan | xxx | | | | | NM | |
| | B | Gwen Wentland | United States | | | | | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.10 | Result | Notes |
| | Hestrie Cloete | South Africa | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 2.06 | WL, AR |
| | Marina Kuptsova | Russia | o | o | xo | o | o | x– | x– | x | | 2.00 | |
| | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | o | o | o | xxo | xo | x– | xx | | | 2.00 | |
| 4 | Venelina Veneva | Bulgaria | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | 1.98 | SB |
| 5 | Vita Palamar | Ukraine | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.95 | |
| 6 | Anna Chicherova | Russia | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.95 | |
| 7 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | – | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | 1.95 | |
| 8 | Juana Arrendel | Dominican Republic | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | | 1.95 | SB |
| 9 | Amy Acuff | United States | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.90 | |
| 9 | Vita Styopina | Ukraine | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.90 | |
| 11 | Olga Kaliturina | Russia | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.90 | |
| 11 | Ruth Beitia | Spain | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 1.90 | |