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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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 7, 1948 (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 |  Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)
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1.71 m | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 30 May 1943 |
| Olympic record |  Jean Shiley (USA) Babe Didrikson (USA)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August | Final |  Alice Coachman (USA) Dorothy Tyler (GBR) |
1.68 m | OR |
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | United States |
o | xo | xo | o | xxx | 1.68 | OR |
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Dorothy Tyler | Great Britain |
o | xxo | o | xo | xxx | 1.68 | OR |
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Micheline Ostermeyer |  France |
xo | xxx | 1.61 | ||||
| 4 | Vinton Beckett |  Jamaica |
1.58 | ||||||
| 4 | Doreen Dredge |  Canada |
1.58 | ||||||
| 6 | Bertha Crowther | Great Britain |
1.58 | ||||||
| 7 | Ilse Steinegger |  Austria |
1.55 | ||||||
| 8 | Dora Gardner | Great Britain |
1.55 | ||||||
| 9 | Anne Iversen |  Denmark |
1.50 | ||||||
| 9 | Simone Ruas | France |
1.50 | ||||||
| 11 | Carmen Phipps | Jamaica |
1.50 | ||||||
| 11 | Bernice Robinson | United States |
1.50 | ||||||
| 11 | Shirley Gordon | Canada |
1.50 | ||||||
| 14 | Anne-Marie Colchen | France |
1.40 | ||||||
| 14 | Emma Reed | United States |
1.40 | ||||||
| 14 | Triny Bourkel |  Luxembourg |
1.40 | ||||||
| 17 | Elizabeth Müller |  Brazil |
1.40 | ||||||
| 17 | Olga Gyarmati |  Hungary |
1.40 | ||||||
| 19 | Elaine Silburn | Canada |
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.
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