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

Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.-Medal table:...

at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

. The competition was held on August 9, 1936. The final was won by Hungarian Ibolya Csák.

Final standings

Rank	Name	Height
	Ibolya Csák Ibolya Csák Ibolya Csák was a Hungarian athlete.-Career:She was best known as the winner of the women's high jump at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She won a gold medal in the European Championships in Athletics in 1938 in unusual circumstances...	1.60
	Dorothy Odam Dorothy Tyler-Odam Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler nee Odam MBE is a British athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump. She was born in Stockwell, London....	1.60
	Elfriede Kaun Elfriede Kaun Elfriede Kaun was a German high jumper.Born in Büttel, Steinburg, she won the bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Her personal best jump was 1.63 metres....	1.60
4	Dora Ratjen Dora Ratjen Heinrich Ratjen was a German athlete who competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin, finishing fourth, but was later discovered to be male...	1.58
5	Marguerite Nicolas	1.58
6	Fanny Blankers-Koen Fanny Blankers-Koen Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She accomplished this as a 30 year old mother of two, during a time when many disregarded women's athletics...	1.55
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....	1.55
6	Doris Carter Doris Carter Doris Jessie Carter OBE was an Australian athlete who specialised in the high jump. She was the first Australian female track and field athlete to make an Olympic Games final....	1.55
9	Alice Arden Alice Arden (athlete) Alice Jean Arden-Hodge is an American athlete who competed in the women's high jump event at the Olympic games in Berlin in 1936. Raised in Long Island, New York, Arden won ten athletic letters during her high school career across several different sports...	1.50
9	Kathlyn Kelly Kathlyn Kelly Kathlyn Kelley Owens is an American athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. At the women's high jump competition she placed a joint 9th after making 1.50m, but failing to clear 1.55m...	1.50
9	Margaret Bell Margaret Bell Margaret Mary Bell is a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.She was born in Vancouver.In 1936 she finished ninth in the Olympic high jump event....	1.50
9	Wanda Nowak	1.50
9	Nellie Carrington	1.50
14	Catherine Stevens	1.40
14	Tini Koopmans	1.40
14	Junko Nishida	1.40
17	Irja Lipasti	1.30

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