Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's high jump

Women's high jump at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates	October 26
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Medalists
Lesyani Mayor   Cuba   Marielys Rojas   Venezuela   Romary Rifka   Mexico
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Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's high jump competition at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held on October 24 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Romary Rifka of the Mexico.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)	2.09	Rome, Italy	August 30, 1987
Pan American Games record	Coleen Sommer (USA)	1.96	Indianapolis, United States	August 13, 1987

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (1.76) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 26, 2011	16:00	Final

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Final

The final was held on October 26.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1.60	1.65	1.70	1.75	1.78	1.81	1.84	1.87	1.89	1.91	1.89	Result	Notes
	Lesyani Mayor	Cuba	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	o	xxx	o	1.89	SB
	Marielys Rojas	Venezuela	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	x	1.89	SB
	Romary Rifka	Mexico	–	–	o	o	o	o	xxo	xo	o	xxx		1.89
4	Deirdre Mullen	United States	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxx				1.84
5	Valdileia Martins	Brazil	–	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx				1.84
6	Fabiola Ayala	Mexico	–	–	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx				1.84
7	Levern Spencer	Saint Lucia	–	–	–	–	–	o	x-	–	–	xx		1.81
8	Kimberley Williamson	Jamaica	–	o	o	xo	xo	xxx						1.78
9	Gabriela Saravia	Peru	o	o	xxx									1.65
10	Jorgelina Rodríguez	Argentina	xo	xxo	xxx									1.65

References

1. "Athletics technical manual". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
2. Athletics technical manual