Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_high_jump

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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The women's high jump event was part of the athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 7 August 1948. The final was won by Alice Coachman of the United States who became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) 1.71 m Amsterdam, Netherlands 30 May 1943
Olympic record  Jean Shiley (USA)
 Babe Didrikson (USA)		 1.65 m Los Angeles, United States 7 August 1932

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

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Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

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Results

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Key: OR = Olympic record

References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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