Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

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Women's long jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesAugust 4, 1948 (qualifying and final)
Competitors26 from 17 nations
Winning distance5.695 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Gyarmati
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Noemí Simonetto
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svg Ann-Britt Leyman
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1952  

The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1948. The final was won by Hungarian Olga Gyarmati. [1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows.

World record Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Fanny Blankers-Koen  (NED)6.25 m Leiden, Netherlands 19 September 1943

Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
4 AugustFinalFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Olga Gyarmati  (HUN)5.695 OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 4 August 194811:00Qualifications
Wednesday, 4 August 194816:30Finals

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 5.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1 Yvonne Chabot-Curtet Flag of France.svg  France 5.640 Q OR
2 Kathleen Russell Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica 5.610 Q
3 Noemí Simonetto de Portela Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 5.560 Q
4 Ann-Britt Leyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5.470 Q
5 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5.440 Q
6 Vinton Beckett Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica 5.435 Q
7 Olga Gyarmati Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 5.430 Q
8 Neeltje Karelse Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5.360 Q
9 Maria Oberbreyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5.350 Q
10 Ilse Steinegger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5.300 Q
11 Judy Canty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5.290 q
11 Emma Reed US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5.290 q
13 Kaisa Parviainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5.270
14 Silvana Pierucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5.235
15 Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 5.230
16 Elaine Silburn Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 5.220
17 Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 5.180
17 Jean Walraven US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5.180
19 Margaret Erskine Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5.140
20 Lorna Lee Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5.120
20 Gertrudes Morg Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 5.120
22 June Maston Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5.060
23 Joan Shepherd Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 5.005
24 Marguerite Martel Flag of France.svg  France 4.950
25 Milly Ludwig Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4.505
- Lillian Young US flag 48 stars.svg  United States NM

Final standings

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Olga Gyarmati Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 5.695 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Noemí Simonetto Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 5.600
Bronze medal icon.svg Ann-Britt Leyman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5.575
4 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5.570
5 Neeltje Karelse Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5.545
6 Kathleen Russell Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica 5.495
7 Judy Canty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5.380
8 Yvonne Chabot-Curtet Flag of France.svg  France 5.350
9 Maria Oberbreyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5.240
10 Ilse Steinegger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5.195
11 Vinton Beckett Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica 5.145
12 Emma Reed US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 4.845

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2017.