Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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Women's high jump
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DateAugust 5, 1928
Competitors20 from 9 nations
Winning height1.595 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ethel Catherwood Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Lien Gisolf Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Mildred Wiley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1932  

The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was the first appearance of the event, one of five events that marked the debut of women's Olympic athletics in 1928. The competition was held on Sunday, August 5, 1928. Twenty high jumpers from nine nations competed. [1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record1.58 Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Ethel Catherwood Regina (CAN)September 6, 1926
1.58 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lien Gisolf Brussels (BEL)July 3, 1928
1.60(*) Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Marjorie Clark London (GBR)June 23, 1928
1.60(*) Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Ethel Catherwood Halifax (CAN)July 2, 1928
Olympic Record-

(*) unofficial

In the final Ethel Catherwood set a new official world record with 1.595 metres.

Results

The qualification started at 1.15 p.m. The top 12 and ties and all those clearing the qualification height of 1.40 metres qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available. Only the Romanian Irina Orendi was unable to clear 1.40 metres, which means that nineteen high jumpers competed in the final. The final started at 2.30 p.m. on the same day. The jumping order is not available and the jumping series are only known for the medalists.

RankAthleteNationQual.FinalNotes
Result1.451.481.511.541.561.581.60 [2] Result
Gold medal icon.svg Ethel Catherwood Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1.40OOOOOOXXO1.595 [2] WR
Silver medal icon.svg Lien Gisolf Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1.40OOOXOXOXXX1.56
Bronze medal icon.svg Mildred Wiley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.40OOOXOXOXXX1.56
4 Jean Shiley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.401.51
5 Marjorie Clark Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 1.401.48
6 Helma Notte Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1.401.48
7 Inge Braumüller Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1.401.48
8 Catherine Maguire US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.401.48
9 Marion Holley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.401.48
10 Léontine Stevens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.401.48
11 Hélène Bons Flag of France.svg  France 1.401.45
12 Lucienne Laudré Flag of France.svg  France 1.401.45
13 Bride Adams-Ray Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.401.45
14 Évelyne Cloupet Flag of France.svg  France 1.401.40
15 Ann-Margret Ahlstrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1.401.40
16 Sidonie Verschueren Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.401.40
17 Elise Van Truyen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.401.40
18 Elisabeth Bonetsmüller Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 1.401.40
19 IJke Buisma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1.40NM
20 Irina Orendi Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1.35did not advance

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 After Catherwood's world record jump, the height was remeasured to the new world record height of 1.595 metres.