The women's high jump competition at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 10–12 August.

[1] In the final, three were perfect to 1.95 metres, 2017 number one Mariya Lasitskene, competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete, Yuliya Levchenko (UKR) and Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch (GER).

Levchenko remained perfect to hold the lead, but when Lasitskene missed her first attempt, she dropped to third.

Strategically passing to 2.01 metres, Lasitskene cleared it on her first attempt after Lićwinko had missed, to move into silver medal position.

[4] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5] The qualification round took place on 10 August, in two groups, both starting at 19:10.