# 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 | |