Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 9, 1936. The final was won by Ibolya Csák of Hungary.[1] Gretel Bergmann, a German Jewish athlete, was prevented from competing by the Nazis.

Women's high jump
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
DatesAugust 9
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ibolya Csák
 Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dorothy Odam
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elfriede Kaun
 Germany
← 1932
1948 →

Results

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Crowd showing the Nazi salute with the results of the women's high jump event visible on the board in the background

Final standings

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Rank Name Nationality Height Notes
  Ibolya Csák   Hungary 1.60
  Dorothy Odam   Great Britain 1.60
  Elfriede Kaun   Germany 1.60
4 Dora Ratjen   Germany 1.58 DQ
5 Marguerite Nicolas   France 1.58
6 Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands 1.55
6 Annette Rogers   United States 1.55
6 Doris Carter   Australia 1.55
9 Alice Arden   United States 1.50
9 Kathlyn Kelley   United States 1.50
9 Margaret Bell   Canada 1.50
9 Wanda Nowak   Austria 1.50
9 Nellie Carrington   Great Britain 1.50
14 Catherine Stevens   Belgium 1.40
14 Tini Koopmans   Netherlands 1.40
14 Junko Nishida   Japan 1.40
17 Irja Lipasti   Finland 1.30

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.