The women's long jump was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualification mark was set at 5.70 metres. Seven athletes didn't surpass that distance in the morning heats.[1]
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Summary
editIn the final, the three medalists separated from the rest of the field on their first attempts, just as they had in qualifying. Elżbieta Krzesińska, who had set the world record three months earlier, jumped 6.20m, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili went 6.00 meters exactly and 16 year old Willye White jumped 5.96m. In the second round, Krzesińska equalled her world record 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in). In the third round, White jumped 6.06m to move into silver position. On her fifth attempt Khnykina-Dvalishvili edged into silver with a 6.07m jump. On her final attempt, White jumped 6.09m to take the silver for good. 16 years later, White was still a finalist in 1972.
Final classification
edit| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
|
 Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL)
|
6.35 m =WR |
|
 Willye White (USA)
|
6.09 m |
|
 Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili (URS)
|
6.07 m |
| 4. |  Erika Fisch (EUA)
|
5.89 m |
| 5. |  Marthe Lambert (FRA)
|
5.88 m |
| 6. | Valentina Shaprunova (URS)
|
5.85 m |
| 7. |  Beverly Weigel (NZL)
|
5.85 m |
| 8. |  Nancy Borwick (AUS)
|
5.82 m |
| 9. | Maria Kusion (POL)
|
5.79 m |
| 10. | Helga Hoffmann (EUA)
|
5.73 m |
| 11. |  Olga Gyarmati (HUN)
|
5.66 m |
| 12. | Genowefa Minicka (POL)
|
5.64 m |
| — |  Dorothy Kozak (CAN)
|
DNQ |
| — |  Sheila Hoskin (GBR)
|
DNQ |
| — | Erica Willis (AUS)
|
DNQ |
| — |  Yoshie Takahashi (JPN)
|
DNQ |
| — | Margaret Johnson (AUS)
|
DNQ |
| — | Margaret Matthews (USA)
|
DNQ |
| — | Thelma Hopkins (GBR)
|
DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2017.