Women's long jump at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Date | July 23, 1952 | |||||||||
Competitors | 34 from 22 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 6.24 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 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 long jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 23 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Yvette Williams from New Zealand won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 6.25 m | Leiden, Netherlands | 19 September 1943 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 5.69 m | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 1948 |
The following new Olympic records was set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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23 July | Final | ![]() | 6.24 m | OR |
Qualifying Performance 5.30 advance to the Final.
NM — No Mark