Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

field event at the 1960 Olympic Games
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

took place on September 8.

Results

Top 12 jumpers and ties and all jumpers clearing 1.65 metres advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Rank	Name	Mark	1.50	1.55	1.60	1.65
1	Iolanda Balaş Iolanda Balas Iolanda Balaş is a former Romanian athlete of Hungarian descent, Olympic champion and world record holder in high jump, who is considered one of the greatest high jumpers ever.-Early life:...	1.65	p	p	o	o
2T	Valentina Ballod	1.65	p	o	o	o
2T	Marlene Schmitz	1.65	p	o	o	o
4T	Ingrid Becker Ingrid Becker Ingrid Mickler-Becker is a former West German athlete and a double Olympic champion. Her name is sometimes written incorrectly as Ingrid Mickler in result lists....	1.65	o	o	o	o
4T	Jarosława Jóźwiakowska	1.65	o	o	o	o
4T	Dorothy Shirley Dorothy Shirley Dorothy Ada Shirley is a British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event....	1.65	o	o	o	o
7T	Olga Gere	1.65	o	o	o	xo
7T	Inga-Britt Lorentzon	1.65	o	o	o	xo
7T	Neomia Rogers	1.65	o	o	o	xo
10T	Taisiya Chenchik	1.65	o	o	xo	xo
10T	Florence Pétry	1.65	o	xo	o	xo
12	Frances Slaap	1.65	o	xxo	o	xo
13	Helen Frith	1.65	o	p	o	xxo
14T	Galina Dolya	1.65	o	o	o	xxo
14T	Nel Zwier	1.65	o	o	o	xxo
16T	Diny Hobers	1.60	o	o	o	xxx
16T	Karin Lenzke	1.60	o	o	o	xxx
18	Mette Oxvang	1.60	o	o	xo	xxx
19	Marinella Bortoluzzi	1.55	o	o	xxx
20	Brenda Archer Brenda Archer Brenda Archer is a retired female track and field athlete from Guyana. She competed in the high jump, and represented her native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, finishing in 20th place.-References:*...	1.55	o	xo	xxx
21T	Barbara Brown	1.50	o	xxx
21T	Jean Gaertner	1.50	o	xxx
23	Canel Konvur	1.50	xxo	xxx

Final

Rank	Name	Mark	1.55	1.60	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.73	1.75	1.77	1.81	1.85	1.87	Notes
	Iolanda Balaş Iolanda Balas Iolanda Balaş is a former Romanian athlete of Hungarian descent, Olympic champion and world record holder in high jump, who is considered one of the greatest high jumpers ever.-Early life:...	1.85	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxp	OR
	Jarosława Jóźwiakowska	1.71	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
	Dorothy Shirley Dorothy Shirley Dorothy Ada Shirley is a British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event....	1.71	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
4	Galina Dolya	1.71	o	o	xo	o	xxo
5	Taisiya Chenchik	1.68	o	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Helen Frith	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Inga-Britt Lorentzon	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Frances Slaap	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
9T	Ingrid Becker Ingrid Becker Ingrid Mickler-Becker is a former West German athlete and a double Olympic champion. Her name is sometimes written incorrectly as Ingrid Mickler in result lists....	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Nel Zwier	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Florence Pétry	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Marlene Schmitz	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Olga Gere	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
14	Neomia Rogers	1.65	xo	xxo	xo	xxx
15	Valentina Ballod	1.65	o	xo	xxo	xxx

Key: OR = Olympic record; o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail

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