2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump

Women's high jump at the 2013 World Championships
Winner Svetlana Shkolina and bronze medalist Ruth Beitia
Venue	Luzhniki Stadium
Dates	15 August (qualification) 17 August (final)
Competitors	27 from 21 nations
Winning height	2.03 m (6 ft 7 3⁄4 in)
Medalists
Svetlana Shkolina  Russia (RUS)   Brigetta Barrett  United States (USA)   Anna Chicherova  Russia (RUS) Ruth Beitia  Spain (ESP)
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Events at the 2013 World Championships
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
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The women's high jump at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 15–17 August.

It took 1.92 to make the final. In the final, 6 cleared 1.97, world leader and Olympic silver medalist Brigetta Barrett, Olympic gold medalist and defending champion Anna Chicherova and European indoor champion Ruth Beitia still perfect. But at 2.00, only Barrett and Olympic bronze medalist Svetlana Shkolina made it, both on the first attempt, giving Barrett the lead and leaving Chicherova and Beitia tied for bronze. At 2.03, Shkolina reversed that position with a first attempt clearance. Barrett had no answer.

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.95 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

The final was started at 18:00.