# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 and 28 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ruth Beitia Spain |
| Silver | Tonje Angelsen Norway |
| Bronze | Irina Gordeeva Russia |
| Bronze | Emma Green Tregaro Sweden |
| Bronze | Olena Holosha Ukraine |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2.09 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 |
| European record | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | 2.09 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 |
| Championship record | Tia Hellebaut (BEL) | 2.03 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 2006 |
| Championship record | Venelina Veneva (BUL) | 2.03 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 August 2006 |
| Championship record | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | 2.03 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| World Leading | Anna Chicherova (RUS) | 2.02 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Anna Chicherova (RUS) | 2.02 | Eugene, United States | 2 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 June 2012 | 10:15 | Qualification |
| 28 June 2012 | 17:45 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 1.92 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.90 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | B | Burcu Ayhan | Turkey | – | – | o | o | o | o | 1.90 | q |
| 1 | B | Ruth Beitia | Spain | – | – | – | o | o | o | 1.90 | q |
| 1 | B | Mirela Demireva | Bulgaria | – | – | o | o | o | o | 1.90 | q |
| 1 | A | Irina Gordeeva | Russia | – | – | o | o | o | o | 1.90 | q |
| 1 | A | Emma Green Tregaro | Sweden | – | – | – | o | o | o | 1.90 | q |
| 1 | A | Olena Holosha | Ukraine | – | – | o | o | o | o | 1.90 | q |
| 7 | B | Melanie Melfort | France | – | – | o | o | xo | o | 1.90 | q |
| 8 | B | Tonje Angelsen | Norway | – | – | – | xo | o | xo | 1.90 | q |
| 9 | B | Airinė Palšytė | Lithuania | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | 1.90 | q, SB |
| 9 | A | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | Bulgaria | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | 1.90 | q |
| 11 | B | Ebba Jungmark | Sweden | – | – | – | o | xo | xxo | 1.90 | q |
| 12 | B | Antonia Stergiou | Greece | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.87 | q |
| 13 | A | Øyunn Grindem | Norway | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.87 | SB |
| 13 | B | Anna Iljuštšenko | Estonia | – | – | – | o | xo | xxx | 1.87 | |
| 13 | A | Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch | Germany | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.87 | |
| 13 | A | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | – | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.87 | |
| 17 | A | Oldřiška Marešová | Czech Republic | – | – | o | o | xxx | | 1.83 | |
| 18 | A | Eleriin Haas | Estonia | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | 1.83 | PB |
| 18 | A | Izabela Mikołajczyk | Poland | – | – | xo | o | xx– | x | 1.83 | |
| 20 | A | Ana Šimić | Croatia | – | – | xxo | xxo | xxx | | 1.83 | |
| 21 | A | Isobel Pooley | Great Britain | – | – | o | xxx | | | 1.78 | |
| 22 | B | Elina Smolander | Finland | – | xo | o | xxx | | | 1.78 | |
| 23 | B | Monika Gollner | Austria | – | o | xo | xxx | | | 1.78 | |
| 24 | B | Maayan Furman | Israel | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | 1.78 | |
| | A | Marija Vuković | Montenegro | | | | | | | DNS | |
| | B | Ariane Friedrich | Germany | | | | | | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.99 | Result | Notes |
| | Ruth Beitia | Spain | - | o | - | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.97 | =SB |
| | Tonje Angelsen | Norway | o | o | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.97 | PB |
| | Irina Gordeeva | Russia | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | 1.92 | |
| | Emma Green Tregaro | Sweden | - | o | o | o | xxx | | | 1.92 | SB |
| | Olena Holosha | Ukraine | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | 1.92 | |
| 6 | Burcu Ayhan | Turkey | o | xo | xo | o | xxx | | | 1.92 | =SB |
| 6 | Melanie Melfort | France | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | 1.92 | SB |
| 8 | Mirela Demireva | Bulgaria | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | 1.92 | =PB |
| 9 | Airinė Palšytė | Lithuania | o | o | xo | xx- | x | | | 1.89 | |
| 10 | Ebba Jungmark | Sweden | o | o | xxx | | | | | 1.85 | |
| 11 | Antonia Stergiou | Greece | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.80 | |
| 12 | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | Bulgaria | xo | xxx | | | | | | 1.80 | |