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Women’s High jump
Held at 23 Games, 1928–2024. Most golds: United States (4). Most medals: Iolanda Balaş (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals71
Delegations27on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | Nicola Olyslagers Australia | Eleanor Patterson Australia / Iryna Herashchenko Ukraine |
| 2020 Tokyo | Mariya Lasitskene ROC | Nicola McDermott Australia | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Ruth Beitia Spain | Mirela Demireva Bulgaria | Blanka Vlašić Croatia |
| 2012 London | Anna Chicherova Russia | Brigetta Barrett United States | Ruth Beitia Spain |
| 2008 Beijing | Tia Hellebaut Belgium | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | Chaunté Howard United States |
| 2004 Athens | Yelena Slesarenko Russia | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | Viktoriya Styopina Ukraine |
| 2000 Sydney | Yelena Yelesina Russia | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | Oana Pantelimon Romania / Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden |
| 1996 Atlanta | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | Niki Bakoyianni Greece | Inha Babakova Ukraine |
| 1992 Barcelona | Heike Henkel Germany | Alina Astafei Romania | Joanet Quintero Cuba |
| 1988 Seoul | Louise Ritter United States | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | Tamara Bykova Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany | Sara Simeoni Italy | Joni Huntley United States |
| 1980 Moscow | Sara Simeoni Italy | Urszula Kielan Poland | Jutta Kirst East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Rosemarie Ackermann East Germany | Sara Simeoni Italy | Yordanka Blagoeva Bulgaria |
| 1972 Munich | Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany | Yordanka Blagoeva Bulgaria | Ilona Gusenbauer Austria |
| 1968 Mexico City | Miloslava Rezková Czechoslovakia | Antonina Okorokova Soviet Union | Valentina Kozyr Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Iolanda Balaş Romania | Michele Brown Australia | Taisia Chenchik Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Iolanda Balaş Romania | Dorothy Shirley Great Britain / Jarosława Jóźwiakowska Poland | — |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Mildred McDaniel United States | Thelma Hopkins Great Britain / Mariya Pisareva Soviet Union | — |
| 1952 Helsinki | Esther Brand South Africa | Sheila Lerwill Great Britain | Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union |
| 1948 London | Alice Coachman United States | Dorothy Odam-Tyler Great Britain | Micheline Ostermeyer France |
| 1936 Berlin | Ibolya Csák Hungary | Dorothy Odam Great Britain | Elfriede Kaun Germany |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Jean Shiley United States | Babe Didrikson United States | Eva Dawes Canada |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Ethel Catherwood Canada | Lien Gisolf Netherlands | Mildred Wiley United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |