The Hit was released on DVD in 2009.
The women 's high jump event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin , Germany was held between 18 August and 20 August 2009 .. high jump. high jump. 2009 World Championships. 2009 World Championships in Athletics. World Championships. World Championships in Athletics. Reigning champion Blanka Vlasic had spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons largely unbeaten , but high-profile losses in the Olympic high jump final and the 2008 IAAF Golden League final spelled the end for her lengthy winning streak .. high jump. high jump. Blanka Vlasic. Blanka Vlasic. Olympic high jump final. Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump. 2008 IAAF Golden League. 2008 IAAF Golden League. The rise of Germany 's Ariane Friedrich in the 2009 season had seen her take the European Indoor title and make the world-leading jump of 2.06 m. Having beaten Vlasic in three of their five meetings that season , she was one of Germany 's best prospects for a gold medal on home turf .. Ariane Friedrich. Ariane Friedrich. European Indoor. 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Outside of the two top high jumpers , Antonietta Di Martino and Ruth Beitia had also performed well that season and 2004 Olympic gold medallist Yelena Slesarenko was another strong contender .. Antonietta Di Martino. Antonietta Di Martino. Ruth Beitia. Ruth Beitia. 2004 Olympic. 2004 Summer Olympics. Yelena Slesarenko. Yelena Slesarenko. Vlasic had an unexpected setback before the qualifiers , suffering a deep gash in her head after hitting a doorway , but after receiving stitches she arrived at the stadium in time for the competition .. All the expected finalists made their way through the qualification rounds .. All but three of the twelve finalists managed the 1.95 m automatic qualifying mark , with Meike Kroger being a surprise second finalist for the host nation through her best non-qualifying mark of 1.92 m. Although the event was largely portrayed as a head-to-head between Vlasic and Friedrich , Russian Anna Chicherova proved to be a significant contender in the final .. Meike Kroger. Meike Kroger. Anna Chicherova. Anna Chicherova. Performing before a sold-out stadium , Di Martino and Beitia finished their competition with a best of 1.99 m , leaving Vlasic , Friedrich and Chicherova to compete for the medals .. The Russian took the lead , managing 2.02 m on her first attempt , while the Croatian and the German needed two and three jumps , respectively .. Croatian. Croatia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Vlasic was the first over 2.04 m and Chicherova recorded three fouls , unable to pass the height .. Friedrich , who was in third place , twice failed the height and raised the bar to 2.06 m to try to take the gold medal position .. Her final effort , although close , was not enough and she finished with the bronze .. Vlasic then raised the bar to the world record of 2.10 m , but failed to jump the height .. world record. List of world records in athletics. Friedrich did not repeat the form which had seen her set a national record of 2.06 m at the Olympiastadion two months earlier , leaving Vlasic and Chicherova to repeat their gold and silver medal performances of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka .. national record. German records in athletics. Olympiastadion. Olympiastadion. 2007 World Championships. 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Osaka. Osaka. World Championships. World Championships in Athletics. Vlasic , who became the first to win consecutive world titles in the event since Hestrie Cloete , said that she was surprised that 2.04 m had been enough for the gold medal and she expected to go much higher .. Hestrie Cloete. Hestrie Cloete. Second-placed Chicherova said neither she , nor athletics commentators , had expected her to win the silver medal , but she had overcome prior injury concerns .. Although gold had not materialised for Friedrich , she was happy with her bronze medal -- her first at a World Championships .. World Championships. World Championships in Athletics