title: 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
text: # 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
  
  The women's high jump event at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Santiago, Chile, at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos on 19 and 20 October.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Blanka Vlašić Croatia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Marina Kuptsova Russia |
  | Bronze | Marizca Gertenbach South Africa |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  20 October
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 1.91 |
  | | Marina Kuptsova | Russia | 1.88 |
  | | Marizca Gertenbach | South Africa | 1.88 |
  | 4 | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 1.85 |
  | 5 | Melanie Skotnik | Germany | 1.85 |
  | 6 | Katja Schötz | Germany | 1.85 |
  | 7 | Petrina Price | Australia | 1.80 |
  | 8 | Nicolize Steyn | South Africa | 1.80 |
  | 9 | Barbora Laláková | Czech Republic | 1.80 |
  | 9 | Christelle Préau | France | 1.80 |
  | 9 | Aileen Wilson | United Kingdom | 1.80 |
  | 9 | Marina Korzhova | Kazakhstan | 1.80 |
  | 13 | Ramona Pop | Romania | 1.80 |
  | | Sheree Francis | Jamaica | NH |
  
  ### Qualifications
  
  19 October
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 1.83 | q |
  | 1 | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 1.83 | q |
  | 3 | Katja Schötz | Germany | 1.83 | q |
  | 3 | Ramona Pop | Romania | 1.83 | q |
  | 5 | Marizca Gertenbach | South Africa | 1.83 | q |
  | 6 | Hanna Mikkonen | Finland | 1.80 | |
  | 6 | Anna Ksok | Poland | 1.80 | |
  | 8 | Renáta Medgyesová | Slovakia | 1.80 | |
  | 9 | Rebecca Jones | United Kingdom | 1.75 | |
  | 9 | Bernadett Balogh | Hungary | 1.75 | |
  | 11 | Gaëlle Niaré | France | 1.75 | |
  | 12 | Kerstin Weiss | Chile | 1.70 | |
  | | Katharine Spalding | Australia | NH | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Aileen Wilson | United Kingdom | 1.83 | q |
  | 1 | Marina Korzhova | Kazakhstan | 1.83 | q |
  | 1 | Marina Kuptsova | Russia | 1.83 | q |
  | 4 | Sheree Francis | Jamaica | 1.83 | q |
  | 5 | Barbora Laláková | Czech Republic | 1.83 | q |
  | 6 | Christelle Préau | France | 1.83 | q |
  | 6 | Melanie Skotnik | Germany | 1.83 | q |
  | 8 | Petrina Price | Australia | 1.83 | q |
  | 8 | Nicolize Steyn | South Africa | 1.83 | q |
  | 10 | Jorgelina Rodríguez | Argentina | 1.80 | |
  | 11 | Lu Jieming | China | 1.80 | |
  | 12 | Yelena Holosha | Ukraine | 1.75 | |
  | 13 | Jenny Isgren | Sweden | 1.75 | |
  | 13 | Hyleas Fountain | United States | 1.75 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Argentina (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Chile (1)
  * China (1)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Kazakhstan (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Russia (2)
  * Slovakia (1)
  * South Africa (2)
  * Sweden (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (1)
  