Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump
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The women's high jump
event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 7.
Key: WR = World record
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....
event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 7.
Final standings
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Shiley Jean Shiley Jean Shiley Newhouse was a former American high jumper. She was born Jean Shiley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Havertown, a Philadelphia suburb, where she joined the team at Haverford High School.Shiley tied with Babe Didrikson in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los... |
1.65 | WR | ||
| Babe Didrikson | 1.65 | WR | ||
| Eva Dawes Eva Dawes Competitor for CanadaEva Dawes is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. She was born in Toronto.... |
1.60 | |||
| 4 | Lien Gisolf Lien Gisolf Carolina Anna "Lien" Gisolf was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the high jump in the twenties and thirties of last century.... |
1.58 | ||
| 5 | Marjorie Clark Marjorie Clark Marjorie Rees Clark was a South African former track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics andin the 1932 Summer Olympics.... |
1.58 | ||
| 6 | Annette Rogers Annette Rogers Annette Rogers Kelly was an American sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and graduated from the Northwestern University.... |
1.58 | ||
| 7 | Helma Notte | 1.55 | ||
| 8 | Yuriko Hirohashi | 1.50 | ||
| 9 | Yaeko Sagara | 1.50 | ||
| 10 | Ellen Braumüller Ellen Braumüller Ellen Braumüller was a track and field athlete from Germany, who competed mainly in the javelin throw. She competed for her native country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA, where she won the silver medal in the javelin throw. She was born and died in Berlin.... |
1.41 |
Key: WR = World record