Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
| Women's high jump at the Games of the X Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | August 7 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's high jump event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 7.[1] When world record holder and returning silver medalist Lien Gisolf failed at 1.60, the medalists were determined. Eva Dawes made the next height but was unable to make 1.62m leaving her with the bronze medal. The two American jumpers Jean Shiley and Babe Didrikson jumped evenly through the rest of the competition. Both cleared a new world record of 1.65 m (5 ft 4+3⁄4 in) on their first attempt. Both missed three times in a new world record of 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in). With a tie remaining, in a jump off they were given an additional attempt and both cleared it. But the officials huddled and determined that Didrikson had gone over the bar head first, at the time a violation of the rules. While Didrikson contended she jumped the same way throughout the competition, that one jump was ruled a miss, giving the gold to Shiley.
Results[]
Final standings[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jean Shiley |  United States |
1.65 | WR |
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Babe Didrikson | United States |
1.65 | WR |
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Eva Dawes |  Canada |
1.60 | |
| 4 | Lien Gisolf |  Netherlands |
1.58 | |
| 5 | Marjorie Clark |  South Africa |
1.58 | |
| 6 | Annette Rogers | United States |
1.58 | |
| 7 | Helma Notte |  Germany |
1.55 | |
| 8 | Yuriko Hirohashi |  Japan |
1.50 | |
| 9 | Yae Sagara | Japan |
1.50 | |
| 10 | Ellen Braumüller | Germany |
1.41 |
Key: WR = World record
References[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- High jump at the Olympics
- 1932 in women's athletics
- Women's events at the 1932 Summer Olympics