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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesSeptember 8
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Winning height1.85 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Iolanda Balaș
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorothy Shirley
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jarosława Jóźwiakowska
 Poland
← 1956
1964 →

The women's high jump field event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 8.[1]

Results

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Top 12 jumpers and ties and all jumpers clearing 1.65 metres advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.

Qualifying

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Rank Name Nationality Mark 1.50 1.55 1.60 1.65
1 Iolanda Balaș  Romania 1.65 p p o o
2T Valentina Ballod  Soviet Union 1.65 p o o o
2T Marlene Schmitz-Portz  United Team of Germany 1.65 p o o o
4T Ingrid Becker  United Team of Germany 1.65 o o o o
4T Jarosława Jóźwiakowska  Poland 1.65 o o o o
4T Dorothy Shirley  Great Britain 1.65 o o o o
7T Olga Gere  Yugoslavia 1.65 o o o xo
7T Inga-Britt Lorentzon  Sweden 1.65 o o o xo
7T Neomia Rogers  United States 1.65 o o o xo
10T Taisiya Chenchik  Soviet Union 1.65 o o xo xo
10T Florence Pétry  France 1.65 o xo o xo
12 Frances Slaap  Great Britain 1.65 o xxo o xo
13 Helen Frith  Australia 1.65 o p o xxo
14T Galina Dolya  Soviet Union 1.65 o o o xxo
14T Nel Zwier  Netherlands 1.65 o o o xxo
16T Diny Hobers  Netherlands 1.60 o o o xxx
16T Karin Lenzke  United Team of Germany 1.60 o o o xxx
18 Mette Oxvang  Denmark 1.60 o o xo xxx
19 Marinella Bortoluzzi  Italy 1.55 o o xxx
20 Brenda Archer  Guyana 1.55 o xo xxx
21T Barbara Brown  United States 1.50 o xxx
21T Jean Gaertner  United States 1.50 o xxx
23 Canel Konvur  Turkey 1.50 xxo xxx

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Mark 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.68 1.71 1.73 1.75 1.77 1.81 1.85 1.87 Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Iolanda Balaș  Romania 1.85 p o p o o o o o xo xxo xxp OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jarosława Jóźwiakowska  Poland 1.71 p o o o o xxx
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorothy Shirley  Great Britain 1.71 p o o o o xxx
4 Galina Dolya  Soviet Union 1.71 o o xo o xxo
5 Taisiya Chenchik  Soviet Union 1.68 o o o o xxx
6T Helen Frith  Australia 1.65 o o o xxx
6T Inga-Britt Lorentzon  Sweden 1.65 o o o xxx
6T Frances Slaap  Great Britain 1.65 o o o xxx
9T Ingrid Becker  United Team of Germany 1.65 o o xo xxx
9T Nel Zwier  Netherlands 1.65 o o xo xxx
9T Florence Pétry  France 1.65 o o xo xxx
9T Marlene Schmitz  United Team of Germany 1.65 o o xo xxx
9T Olga Gere  Yugoslavia 1.65 o o xo xxx
14 Neomia Rogers  United States 1.65 xo xxo xo xxx
15 Valentina Ballod  Soviet Union 1.65 o xo xxo xxx

Key: OR = Olympic record; o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.