1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria	Inha Babakova Ukraine	Hanne Haugland Norway

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	1.75	1.80	1.85	1.90	1.93	1.95	Result	Notes
1	A	Inha Babakova	Ukraine	–	–	o	o	o	xo	1.95	Q
2	A	Alina Astafei	Germany	–	–	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
2	A	Yuliya Lyakhova	Russia	–	o	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
2	B	Stefka Kostadinova	Bulgaria	–	–	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
2	B	Ioamnet Quintero	Cuba	–	o	o	o	o	–	1.93	q
6	B	Britta Bilač	Slovenia	–	o	o	xo	o	–	1.93	q
7	B	Viktoriya Fyodorova	Russia	–	o	xxo	o	o	–	1.93	q
8	A	Kajsa Bergqvist	Sweden	–	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx	1.93	q
8	A	Olga Bolşova	Moldova	–	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	1.93	q
8	B	Nelė Žilinskienė	Lithuania	–	o	o	xo	xxo	–	1.93	q
11	B	Hanne Haugland	Norway	–	o	o	xxo	xxo	–	1.93	q
12	A	Monica Iagăr	Romania	–	o	xo	o	xxx		1.90	q
12	B	Debbie Marti	Great Britain	xo	o	o	o	xxx		1.90	q
14	A	Zuzana Kováčiková	Czech Republic	o	o	xxo	o	xxx		1.90
15	B	Angela Bradburn	United States	–	o	o	xo	xxx		1.90
16	B	Pia Zinck	Denmark	–	o	xo	xxo	xxx		1.90	NR
17	A	Zhang Liwen	China	o	o	o	xxx			1.85	SB
17	B	Mária Melová	Slovakia	–	o	o	xxx			1.85
19	A	Sieglinde Cadusch	Switzerland	–	o	xo	xxx			1.85
20	A	Svetlana Zalevskaya	Kazakhstan	–	xo	xo	xxx			1.85
21	A	Michelle Dunkley	Great Britain	o	o	xxx				1.80
21	A	Karol Jenkins	United States	–	o	xxx				1.80
21	A	Solange Witteveen	Argentina	o	o	xxx				1.80
21	B	Iryna Mykhalchenko	Ukraine	o	o	xxx				1.80
25	B	Dóra Győrffy	Hungary	o	xo	xxx				1.80

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	1.85	1.90	1.95	1.98	2.00	2.02	2.08	Result	Notes
	Stefka Kostadinova	Bulgaria	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	2.02	WL
	Inha Babakova	Ukraine	o	o	o	o	o	xxx		2.00	NR
	Hanne Haugland	Norway	o	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx		2.00	NR
4	Alina Astafei	Germany	o	o	o	xxx				1.95	SB
5	Ioamnet Quintero	Cuba	xo	o	o	xxx				1.95	SB
6	Nelė Žilinskienė	Lithuania	o	o	xo	xxx				1.95	NR
7	Viktoriya Fyodorova	Russia	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.95	SB
8	Kajsa Bergqvist	Sweden	o	xo	xxo	xxx				1.95	NR
9	Olga Bolşova	Moldova	o	o	xxx					1.90
9	Monica Iagăr	Romania	o	o	xxx					1.90
9	Yuliya Lyakhova	Russia	o	o	xxx					1.90
12	Britta Bilač	Slovenia	xo	o	xxx					1.90
13	Debbie Marti	Great Britain	o	xxx						1.85