One failure at 1.88m cost Inika McPherson a share of seventh place at the 2017 World Championships.
She set a personal best winning the 2014 USA Championship of 2.00m (her career "PB"),
after which she was tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite of cocaine and subsequently
accepted a 21-month doping ban until March 2016. That height was deleted and 1.96 remained
her legal best. She likes tatoos !
2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium,
England.
Women's high jump final
| 1. |
LASITSKENE |
Mariya
|
Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) |
2.03 |
**
|
| 2. |
LEVCHENKO |
Yuliya
|
Ukraine (UKR) |
2.01 |
|
| 3. |
LICWINKO |
Kamila
|
Poland (POL) |
1.99 |
|
| 4. |
JUNGFLEISH |
Marie-Laurence
|
Germany (GER)
|
1.95 |
|
| 5. |
THOMPSON-JOHNSON |
Katarina
|
Great Britain (GBR) |
1.95 |
|
| 6. |
LAKE |
Morgan |
Great Britain (GBR) |
1.95 |
|
| 7. |
PALSYTE |
Airinė |
Lithuania (LTU) |
1.92 |
|
| 7. |
DEMIREVA |
Mirela |
Bulgaria (BUL) |
1.92 |
|
Lasitskene was the first Authorised Neutral Athlete to win a gold medal.
For the medal ceremony, the "IAAF Anthem" was played as a substitute for a national anthem.
She did not sing the words. (Did anyone know them ?)
ANNUAL PROGRESS:
2002 1.83 Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (USA) 09 MAR 2002
2003 1.72 Austin, TX (USA) 04 APR 2003
2004 1.83 Austin, TX (USA) 14 MAY 2004
2004 1.83 Beaumont, TX (USA) 06 MAR 2004
2005 1.88 Humble, TX (USA) 30 APR 2005
2006 1.80 Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) 11 FEB 2006
2007 1.84 Eugene, OR (USA) 25 MAY 2007
2008 1.78 Berkeley, CA (USA) 12 APR 2008
2009 1.83 College Station, TX (USA) (i) 13 MAR 2009
2009 1.83 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 18 APR 2009
2011 1.95 El Paso, TX (USA) 22 MAY 2011
2012 1.95 Walnut, CA (USA) 21 APR 2012
2013 1.92 Des Moines, IA (USA) 22 JUN 2013
2013 1.92 Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 06 JUL 2013
2014 1.96 Des Moines, IA (USA) 26 APR 2014
2016 1.94 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 18 AUG 2016
2016 1.94 Houston, TX (USA) 23 JUN 2016
2017. 1.96 Madrid (ESP) 14 JUL 2017
2018 1.92 Des Moines, IA (USA) 23 JUN 2018
2019 1.94 Des Moines, IA (USA) 27 JUL 2019
2020 1.90 Columbia, SC (USA) (i) 01 FEB 2020
2021 1.93 Eugene, OR (USA) 20 JUN 2021
2022 1.85 Spokane, WA (USA) (i) 27 FEB 2022
2024 1.84 Astana (KAZ) (i) 27 JAN 2024
2025 1.83 Tucson, AZ (USA) 24 MAY 2025