Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
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Women's high jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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Dates | August 7 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 | |||||||||
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 track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 7, 1948. The final was won by American Alice Coachman.
Results
Final standings
Rank | Name | Nationality | Height | Notes |
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Alice Coachman | ![]() |
1.68 | OR |
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Dorothy Tyler | ![]() |
1.68 | OR |
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Micheline Ostermeyer | ![]() |
1.61 | |
4 | Vinton Beckett | ![]() |
1.58 | |
4 | Doreen Dredge | 23x15px Canada | 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 | 23x15px Canada | 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 | 23x15px Canada | 1.40 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Women's high jump, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-09-27.