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
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesAugust 7 (final)
Competitors19 from 10 nations
Winning height1.68 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alice Coachman
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Dorothy Tyler
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Micheline Ostermeyer
Flag of France.svg  France
  1936
1952  

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

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Fanny Blankers-Koen  (NED)1.71 m Amsterdam, Netherlands 30 May 1943
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Jean Shiley  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Babe Didrikson  (USA)
1.65 m Los Angeles, United States 7 August 1932

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
7 AugustFinalUS flag 48 stars.svg  Alice Coachman  (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dorothy Tyler  (GBR)
1.68 m OR


Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 7 August 194815:35Finals

Results

RankAthleteNationality1.611.641.661.681.70ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Alice Coachman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States oxoxooxxx1.68 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Dorothy Tyler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain oxxooxoxxx1.68OR
Bronze medal icon.svg Micheline Ostermeyer Flag of France.svg  France xoxxx1.61
4 Vinton Beckett Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica 1.58
4 Doreen Dredge Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1.58
6 Bertha Crowther Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1.58
7 Ilse Steinegger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.55
8 Dora Gardner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1.55
9 Anne Iversen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1.50
9 Simone Ruas Flag of France.svg  France 1.50
11 Carmen Phipps Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica 1.50
11 Bernice Robinson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.50
11 Shirley Gordon Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1.50
14 Anne-Marie Colchen Flag of France.svg  France 1.40
14 Emma Reed US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.40
14 Triny Bourkel Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1.40
17 Elizabeth Müller Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1.40
17 Olga Gyarmati Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 1.40
19 Elaine Silburn Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1.40

Key: OR = Olympic record

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References

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