Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was the first appearance of the event, one of five events that marked the debut of women's Olympic athletics in 1928. The competition was held on Sunday, August 5, 1928. Twenty high jumpers from nine nations competed.[1]

Women's high jump
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateAugust 5
Competitors20 from 9 nations
Winning height1.595 m
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ethel Catherwood  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lien Gisolf  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mildred Wiley  United States
1932 →

Records

edit

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1.58   Ethel Catherwood Regina (CAN) September 6, 1926
1.58   Lien Gisolf Brussels (BEL) July 3, 1928
1.60(*)   Marjorie Clark London (GBR) June 23, 1928
1.60(*)   Ethel Catherwood Halifax (CAN) July 2, 1928
Olympic Record -

(*) unofficial

In the final Ethel Catherwood set a new official world record with 1.595 metres.

Results

edit

The qualification started at 1.15 p.m. The top 12 and ties and all those clearing the qualification height of 1.40 metres qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available. Only the Romanian Irina Orendi was unable to clear 1.40 metres, which means that nineteen high jumpers competed in the final. The final started at 2.30 p.m. on the same day. The jumping order is not available and the jumping series are only known for the medalists.

Rank Athlete Nation Qual. Final Notes
Result 1.45 1.48 1.51 1.54 1.56 1.58 1.60[2] Result
  Ethel Catherwood   Canada 1.40 O O O O O O XXO 1.595[2] WR
  Lien Gisolf   Netherlands 1.40 O O O XO XO XXX 1.56
  Mildred Wiley   United States 1.40 O O O XO XO XXX 1.56
4 Jean Shiley   United States 1.40 1.51
5 Marjorie Clark   South Africa 1.40 1.48
6 Helma Notte   Germany 1.40 1.48
7 Inge Braumüller   Germany 1.40 1.48
8 Catherine Maguire   United States 1.40 1.48
9 Marion Holley   United States 1.40 1.48
10 Léontine Stevens   Belgium 1.40 1.48
11 Hélène Bons   France 1.40 1.45
12 Lucienne Laudré   France 1.40 1.45
13 Bride Adams-Ray   Sweden 1.40 1.45
14 Évelyne Cloupet   France 1.40 1.40
15 Ann-Margret Ahlstrand   Sweden 1.40 1.40
16 Sidonie Verschueren   Belgium 1.40 1.40
17 Elise Van Truyen   Belgium 1.40 1.40
18 Elisabeth Bonetsmüller   Germany 1.40 1.40
19 IJke Buisma   Netherlands 1.40 NM
20 Irina Orendi   Romania 1.35 did not advance

References

edit
  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b After Catherwood's world record jump, the height was remeasured to the new world record height of 1.595 metres.
edit