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 2.00 metres,
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 ?)