These are the official results of the Women's high jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

[1] Austrian Ilona Gusenbauer was the favorite after her 1971 European Athletics Championships victory.

Meyfarth at the age of 16 years, 123 days, was and still is the youngest winner of an individual medal in athletics.

[2] All jumpers reaching 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) and the top 12 including ties qualified for the finals.

Key: WR = world record; o = cleared height; p = passed at height; x = failed jump; NM = no mark; DNS = did not start