Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
Appearance
Women's high jump at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | July 27 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 17 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 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 at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 27 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. South African athlete Esther Brand won the gold medal.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
1.72 m | London, England | 7 July 1951 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
1.68 m | London, United Kingdom | 7 August 1948 |
No new records were set during this competition.
Results
Competition consisted of a final round with all 17 contestants.
Rank | Athlete | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.69 | Result |
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– | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.67 |
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– | o | – | xo | o | o | o | xxxo | xxo | xxx | 1.65 | |
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– | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.63 | ||
4 | ![]() |
– | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.58 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
– | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.58 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
– | – | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.58 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
– | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.58 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
– | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.58 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
– | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.55 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.55 | |||||
11 | ![]() |
– | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.55 | |||||
12 | ![]() |
– | – | – | o | xxx | 1.50 | ||||||
13 | ![]() |
o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.50 | ||||||
14 | ![]() |
– | o | xo | o | xxx | 1.50 | ||||||
15 | ![]() |
– | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.50 | ||||||
16 | ![]() |
o | o | xxx | 1.40 | ||||||||
17 | ![]() |
o | xo | xxx | 1.40 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org.