Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump was one of two women's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Both qualification and the final were held on 15 October 1964. 27 athletes from 18 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.[1]

Women's high jump
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date15 October
Competitors27 from 18 nations
Medalists
Iolanda Balaș  Romania
Michele Brown  Australia
Taisia Chenchik  Soviet Union
Athletics at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Results

Qualification

Jumpers had to clear 1.70 metres to qualify for the final or be in the top 12 (with all those tying for a place in the top 12 qualifying). Since only 11 jumpers cleared 1.70 metres, all those clearing 1.68 advanced. The bar started at 1.55 metres, increasing gradually to 1.70 metres. Each jumper had three attempts at each height or could skip any lower height (but could not return to a lower height if he determined that he could not succeed).

PlaceAthleteNationBest mark 1.551.601.651.681.70
1Iolanda Balaș Romania1.70 metres1st1st
Michele Brown Australia1.70 metres1st1st
Dianne Gerace Canada1.70 metres1st1st
4Frances Slaap Great Britain1.70 metres1st1st1st
5Jarosława Bieda Poland1.70 metres1st1st1st1st
Aída dos Santos Brazil1.70 metres1st1st1st1st
7Robyn Woodhouse Australia1.70 metres1st1st1st1st1st
8Olga Pulic Yugoslavia1.70 metres2nd2nd1st1st
9Eleanor Montgomery United States1.70 metres1st3rd1st
10Taisia Chenchik Soviet Union1.70 metres1st1st1st2nd
11Gerda Kupferschmied United Team of Germany1.70 metres1st1st2nd2nd2nd
12Terri Brown United States1.68 metres1st2ndFail
13Ulla Flegel Austria1.68 metres2nd1st3rd2ndFail
14Leena Kaarna Finland1.68 metres1st1st2nd3rdFail
15Karin Rüger United Team of Germany1.68 metres1st1st2nd1stFail
16Galina Kostenko Soviet Union1.65 metres1st1st1stFail
Gwenda Matthews Great Britain1.65 metres1st1st1stFail
18Amelia Okoli Nigeria1.65 metres2nd1stFail
19Estelle Baskerville United States1.65 metres1st1st2ndFail
Michel Lamdani Israel1.65 metres1st1st2ndFail
21Liese Sykora Austria1.65 metres2nd3rd3rdFail
22Linda Knowles Great Britain1.60 metres1st1stFail
23Mitsuko Torii Japan1.60 metres1st2ndFail
24Lolita Lagrosas Philippines1.55 metres1stFail
25Nazli Bayat Makou IranNo markFail
Tipapan Leenasen ThailandNo markFail
—Doris Langer United Team of GermanyDid not start

Final

Each jumper again had three attempts at each height.

PlaceAthleteNationBest mark 1.551.601.651.681.711.741.761.781.801.821.861.901.92
1Iolanda Balaş Romania1.90 metres OR––o–o–ooooooxxx
2Michele Brown Australia1.80 metres––o–o–oxoxoxxx
3Taisia Chenchik Soviet Union1.78 metres––ooxooxxooxxx
4Aida dos Santos Brazil1.74 metres–oooooxxx
5Dianne Gerace Canada1.71 metres––o–oxxx
6Frances Slaap Great Britain1.71 metres––oooxxx
7Olga Pulic Yugoslavia1.71 metres–ooooxxx
8Eleanor Montgomery United States1.71 metres––xoxooxxx
9Karin Rüger United Team of Germany1.71 metres–oxoxoxoxxx
10Jarosława Bieda Poland1.71 metres–ooxoxxoxxx
11Robyn Woodhouse Australia1.71 metresoooxoxxoxxx
12Gerda Kupferschmied United Team of Germany1.68 metres–oooxxx
13Leena Kaarna Finland1.65 metresoxoxo–xxx
14Terrezene Brown United StatesNo mark––xxx
Ulla Flegel AustriaNo mark––xxx

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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