--- title: "Maguchikh Becomes the First-Ever World Champion in High Jump: The Only One to Clear 1.99 m" description: "Yaroslava Mahuchikh became the first-ever winner of the absolute World Championship in high jump, the only one to clear the 1.99 m bar. The Ukrainian took gold, while Herashchenko and Levchenko finished 5th and 6th." date: 2026-09-11T18:32:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/maguchikh-becomes-first-ever-world-champion-in-high-jump tags: [high-jump, world-championship, athletics, ukraine, yaroslava-mahuchikh] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Maguchikh Becomes the First-Ever World Champion in High Jump: The Only One to Clear 1.99 m ![Yaryna Mahuchikh celebrates victory at the World Athletics Championships in Baku](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/11/maguchikh-stala-pervoy-v-istorii-chempionkoy-mira-po-pryzhkam-v-vysotu/maguchikh-stala-pervoy-v-istorii-chempionkoy-mira-po-pryzhkam-v-vysotu-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Yaroslava Mahuchikh became the first-ever winner of the absolute World Championship in high jump. - The Ukrainian was the only one to clear the 1.99 m bar (on her second attempt), having taken 1.91 m and 1.95 m on her first attempt after missing 1.86 m. - At the 1.99 m height, she was challenged only by the Australian Nicola Olyslagers, who failed to clear the bar. - Iryna Herashchenko (5th place, 1.95 m) and Yulia Levchenko (6th place, eliminated at 1.91 m) also competed for Ukraine. On September 11, 2026, Ukrainian track and field athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh went down in history by becoming the first-ever winner of the absolute World Championship in high jump. The leader of the Ukrainian team was the only athlete to clear the bar at 1.99 m, and it was precisely this achievement that earned her the tournament's gold medal. A detailed breakdown of the results and the course of the competition is available in the article by [Sport RBC.UA](https://www.sport.rbc.ua). ### Historic Gold Mahuchikh's victory is of a fundamentally new kind: the absolute World Championship in high jump is held as a separate format, and the Ukrainian became its first champion in history. Her result of 1.99 m was not just a successful performance at the tournament, but a milestone for the entire discipline, cementing her status as one of the strongest jumpers in the world. ### Course of the Competition Mahuchikh did not clear the opening bar at 1.86 m, but she then performed confidently: she cleared the 1.91 m and 1.95 m marks on her first attempt. The decisive height of 1.99 m was cleared on her second attempt. At this mark, she was challenged only by the Australian Nicola Olyslagers, who failed to clear the bar, which determined the outcome of the battle for gold. ### Ukrainian Trio in the Sector In addition to Mahuchikh, two other representatives of Ukraine competed in the high jump sector — Iryna Herashchenko and Yulia Levchenko. Levchenko was eliminated at the 1.91 m mark after three faults. Herashchenko stopped at 1.95 m, also accumulating three faults. As a result, Iryna Herashchenko and Yulia Levchenko took fifth and sixth places, respectively. ### Context and Background The tournament was held under the auspices of World Athletics in the Ultimate Championship format, as confirmed by the branding of the sectors and the competition infrastructure. It was previously reported that Yaroslava Mahuchikh made an impression with her look on the red carpet ahead of the historic World Championship, adding to the media resonance of the event beyond the sports arena. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [First in history: Mahuchikh wins the absolute World Championship in high jump](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/othersport/persha-istoriyi-maguchih-peremogla-absolyutnomu-1789151242.html) - Первичный источник: подтверждает первое в истории золото, высоту 1,99 м, пропуск 1,86 м, взятие 1,91/1,95 с первой попытки, 1,99 со второй, соперничество с Олислагерс, 5-е/6-е места Геращенко и Левченко. - [High jump. Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins the absolute World Championship](https://sport.ua/news/906447-pryzhki-v-vysotu-yaroslava-maguchih-vzyala-zoloto-absolyutnogo-chempionata-mira) - Подтверждает победу Магучих на абсолютном чемпионате мира по прыжкам в высоту. - [Yaroslava Mahuchikh claims gold at the Absolute World Championship in high jump](https://fakty.com.ua/ru/sport/20260911-yaroslava-maguchih-zdobula-zoloto-absolyutnogo-chs-zi-strybkiv-u-vysotu/) - Подтверждает завоевание золота на Абсолютном ЧМ; дата публикации 11.09.2026 совпадает с актуальной датой. - [Yaroslava Mahuchikh becomes the first-ever absolute world champion (video)](https://sport.unian.net/othersports/yaroslava-maguchih-stala-pervoy-v-istorii-absolyutnoy-chempionkoy-mira-video-13497213.html) - Подтверждает статус первой в истории абсолютной чемпионки мира. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who became the first-ever winner of the absolute World Championship in high jump? **A:** Ukrainian track and field athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who was the only one to clear the bar at a height of 1.99 m. ### Q: How did Yaroslava Mahuchikh handle the key heights at the tournament? **A:** She missed the opening bar of 1.86 m, then cleared 1.91 m and 1.95 m on her first attempt, and overcame the decisive 1.99 m on her second attempt. ### Q: What places did the other Ukrainians finish in the sector? **A:** Iryna Herashchenko stopped at 1.95 m and took 5th place, while Yulia Levchenko was eliminated at 1.91 m and took 6th place.