The women`s high jump final took place in favourable weather conditions on the penultimate day of the championships on August 12th. Leading up to the event, the reigning World Champion Maria Lasitskene was the favourite to retain her title. Lasitskene topped the outdoor season best list with a mark of 2.06 m. It was Ukraine`s Yulia Levchenko who had come closest to Lasitskene`s world lead in 2017 clearing a mark of 2.01 m in the London stadium only the month before. Although Poland`s Kamila Licwinko and Ukraine`s Levchenko went ahead of Lasitskene on the night with first-time clearances at 1.99 m, Lasitskene recovered to retain her title with a first-time clearance at 2.03 m. Having already sealed victory, Lasitskene failed to better her lifetime best with failed attempts at 2.08 m but it was Levchenko (2.01 m) and Licwinko (1.99 m) who produced personal and season`s bests to claim the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Levchenko`s success at 19 meant she became the event`s youngest ever medallist in its history. (Attention! registration on the IAAF site is required for downloading)
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