The women's high jump event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 28 and 29 July.
Medalists
| Gold | Alina Astafei Romania
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| Silver | Yelena Yelesina Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Karen Scholz East Germany
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Results
Final
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alina Astafei | Romania |
2.00 | |
 |
Yelena Yelesina | Soviet Union |
1.96 | |
 |
Karen Scholz | East Germany |
1.92 | |
| 4 | Jo Jennings |  United Kingdom |
1.88 | |
| 5 | Gai Kapernick |  Australia |
1.88 | |
| 6 | Šárka Kašpárková |  Czechoslovakia |
1.85 | |
| 7 | Heike Balck | East Germany |
1.81 | |
| 8 | Šárka Nováková | Czechoslovakia |
1.81 | |
| 9 | Natalja Jonckheere |  Belgium |
1.81 | |
| 10 | Su Chun-Yueh |  Chinese Taipei |
1.81 | |
| 11 | María del Carmen García |  Cuba |
1.81 | |
| 12 | Michaela Tarantino |  Italy |
1.81 | |
| 13 | Loretta Kiss | Australia |
1.77 | |
| 13 | Jennifer McDonald |  Canada |
1.77 | |
| 15 | Coralea Brown | Canada |
1.77 |
Qualifications
28 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Scholz | East Germany |
1.84 | Q |
| 1 | Alina Astafei | Romania |
1.84 | Q |
| 3 | Su Chun-Yueh | Chinese Taipei |
1.84 | Q |
| 4 | Jo Jennings | United Kingdom |
1.80 | q |
| 5 | Loretta Kiss | Australia |
1.80 | q |
| 6 | Tatyana Shevchik | Soviet Union |
1.75 | |
| 7 | Marjut Honkanen |  Finland |
1.75 | |
| 7 | Birgit Kähler |  West Germany |
1.75 | |
| 7 | Tania Murray |  New Zealand |
1.75 | |
| 10 | Desislava Angelova |  Bulgaria |
1.75 | |
| 11 | Julieann Broughton |  United States |
1.70 | |
| Veronica Ávila |  Dominican Republic |
NH |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heike Balck | East Germany |
1.84 | Q |
| 1 | Yelena Yelesina | Soviet Union |
1.84 | Q |
| 3 | Gai Kapernick | Australia |
1.84 | Q |
| 4 | Natalja Jonckheere | Belgium |
1.80 | q |
| 5 | Šárka Nováková | Czechoslovakia |
1.80 | q |
| 5 | Šárka Kašpárková | Czechoslovakia |
1.80 | q |
| 7 | María del Carmen García | Cuba |
1.80 | q |
| 7 | Michaela Tarantino | Italy |
1.80 | q |
| 9 | Jennifer McDonald | Canada |
1.80 | q |
| 10 | Coralea Brown | Canada |
1.80 | q |
| 11 | Tanya Hughes | United States |
1.75 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (2)
- Belgium (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (2)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Czechoslovakia (2)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (1)
- Italy (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
- West Germany (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 Apr 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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