title: 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
text: # 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 | |
  