Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
Women's high jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Dates | August 7 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 | |||||||||
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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
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
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 7 August 1948 | 15:35 | Finals |
Results
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 |
![]() | Dorothy Tyler | ![]() | o | xxo | o | xo | xxx | 1.68 | OR |
![]() | 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
- ^ "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
- 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.