Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
Appearance
Women's high jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | August 7 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 10 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 1.68 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The women's high jump event was part of the athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 7 August 1948. The final was won by Alice Coachman of the United States who became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
1.71 m | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 30 May 1943 |
Olympic record | ![]() ![]() |
1.65 m | Los Angeles, United States | 7 August 1932 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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7 August | Final | ![]() ![]() |
1.68 m | OR |
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 7 August 1948 | 15:35 | Finals |
Results
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.70 | Result | Notes |
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Alice Coachman | ![]() |
o | xo | xo | o | xxx | 1.68 | OR |
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Dorothy Tyler | ![]() |
o | xxo | o | xo | xxx | 1.68 | OR |
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Micheline Ostermeyer | ![]() |
xo | xxx | 1.61 | ||||
4 | Vinton Beckett | ![]() |
1.58 | ||||||
4 | Doreen Dredge | ![]() |
1.58 | ||||||
6 | Bertha Crowther | ![]() |
1.58 | ||||||
7 | Ilse Steinegger | ![]() |
1.55 | ||||||
8 | Dora Gardner | ![]() |
1.55 | ||||||
9 | Anne Iversen | ![]() |
1.50 | ||||||
9 | Simone Ruas | ![]() |
1.50 | ||||||
11 | Carmen Phipps | ![]() |
1.50 | ||||||
11 | Bernice Robinson | ![]() |
1.50 | ||||||
11 | Shirley Gordon | ![]() |
1.50 | ||||||
14 | Anne-Marie Colchen | ![]() |
1.40 | ||||||
14 | Emma Reed | ![]() |
1.40 | ||||||
14 | Triny Bourkel | ![]() |
1.40 | ||||||
17 | Elizabeth Müller | ![]() |
1.40 | ||||||
17 | Olga Gyarmati | ![]() |
1.40 | ||||||
19 | Elaine Silburn | ![]() |
1.40 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.