These were the standing World and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The following Olympic record was set during this competition.
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 1.92 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Kim Hee-sun | {{flagIOC|KOR|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | 1.92 | Q |
1 | B | Megumi Sato | {{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | 1.92 | Q |
1 | B | Tamara Bykova | {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | 1.92 | Q |
4 | A | Janet Boyle | {{flagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | 1.92 | Q |
4 | A | Olga Turchak | {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | xo | o | 1.92 | Q |
4 | B | Galina Astafei | {{flagIOC|ROM|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | o | o | o | 1.92 | Q |
7 | A | Maryse Ewanjé-Epée | {{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | xo | xo | o | 1.92 | Q |
8 | A | Stefka Kostadinova | {{flagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | – | o | xo | 1.92 | Q |
8 | B | Lyudmila Andonova | {{flagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | 1.92 | Q |
8 | B | Diana Davies | {{flagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | 1.92 | Q |
11 | B | Louise Ritter | {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}} | – | – | – | o | xo | o | xxo | 1.92 | Q |
11 | B | Christine Stanton | {{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} | – | – | xo | o | o | o | xxo | 1.92 | Q |
13 | A | Heike Redetzky | {{flagIOC|FRG|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | 1.90 |
14 | A | Vanessa Browne | {{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.90 |
15 | A | Jin Ling | {{flagIOC|CHN|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.90 |
16 | B | Jo Jennings | {{flagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.90 |
17 | B | Liudmyla Avdieienko | {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.87 |
18 | B | Coleen Sommer | {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}} | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.87 |
19 | A | Patricia King | {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.84 |
20 | B | Madely Beaugendre | {{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} | – | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.84 |
21 | A | Cristina Fink | {{flagIOC|MEX|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.84 |
22 | A | Biljana Petrović | {{flagIOC|YUG|1988 Summer}} | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.80 |
23 | B | Su Chun-yueh | {{flagIOC|TPE|1988 Summer}} | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.80 |
24 | A | Lucienne N'Da | {{flagIOC|CIV|1988 Summer}} | o | xxo | xxx | 1.75 |
Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.03 | Result | Notes |
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{{Gold01}} | Louise Ritter | {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | o | 2.03 | OR |
{{Silver02}} | Stefka Kostadinova | {{flagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | x | 2.01 |
{{Bronze03}} | Tamara Bykova | {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.99 |
04|4}} | Olga Turchak | {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | o | o | xxx | 1.96 |
05|5}} | Galina Astafei | {{flagIOC|ROM|1988 Summer}} | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.93 |
05|5}} | Lyudmila Andonova | {{flagIOC|BUL|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.93 |
07|7}} | Christine Stanton | {{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.93 |
08|8}} | Diana Davies | {{flagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 |
08|8}} | Kim Hui-seon | {{flagIOC|KOR|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.90 |
10 | Maryse Ewanjé-Epée | {{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.90 |
11 | Megumi Sato | {{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Summer}} | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.90 |
12 | Janet Boyle | {{flagIOC|GBR|1988 Summer}} | – | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.90 |
1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/womens-high-jump.html |title=Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's High Jump |accessdate=1 January 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}