Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
Encyclopedia
The women's long jump
field event at the 1960 Olympic Games
took place on August 31.
Key: OR = Olympic record; NM = no mark
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
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 August 31.
Results
Top 12 jumpers and all ties plus all jumpers reaching 5.80 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listen in metres.Qualifying
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Bignal | 6.33 | foul | 6.33 | pass | ||
| 2 | Hildrun Claus Hildrun Claus Hildrun Claus is a former East German athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump event.-References:... |
6.21 | 6.21 | pass | pass | ||
| 3 | Vera Kolashnikova | 6.14 | 6.14 | pass | pass | ||
| 4 | Elżbieta Krzesińska Elzbieta Krzesinska Elżbieta Krzesińska née Duńska is a retired track and field athlete from Poland, who competed in the long jump. She competed for her native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the Women's Long Jump... |
6.13 | 6.13 | pass | pass | ||
| 5 | Beverly Weigel | 6.12 | foul | 6.12 | pass | ||
| 6 | Willye White | 6.07 | 6.07 | pass | pass | ||
| 7 | Renate Junker | 6.00 | 6.00 | pass | pass | ||
| 8 | Helen Frith | 5.98 | 5.98 | pass | pass | ||
| 9 | Madeleine Thétu | 5.96 | 5.74 | 5.96 | foul | ||
| 10 | Maria Piątkowska Maria Piatkowska Maria Piątkowska née Ilwicka, then Chojnacka is a former Polish sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper.... |
5.95 | 5.95 | pass | pass | ||
| 11 | Maria Kusion | 5.92 | 5.92 | foul | foul | ||
| 12 | Helga Hoffmann | 5.90 | 5.62 | foul | 5.90 | ||
| 13 | Joke Bijleveld | 5.90 | 5.90 | pass | pass | ||
| 14 | Fumiko Ito | 5.88 | 5.71 | 5.88 | foul | ||
| 15 | Brita Johansson | 5.84 | 5.65 | 5.84 | foul | ||
| 16 | Lyudmila Radchenko | 5.83 | 5.70 | 5.83 | pass | ||
| 17 | Christina Persighetti | 5.82 | 5.82 | pass | pass | ||
| 18T | Norma Croker Norma Croker Norma Croker Fleming is a former Australian sprinter.At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, she placed 4th in the individual 200 metres race, but won the gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, together with Shirley Strickland, Fleur Mellor and Betty Cuthbert... |
5.80 | 5.80 | pass | pass | ||
| 18T | Valentina Shaprunova | 5.80 | 5.80 | pass | pass | ||
| 20 | Akiko Fukuda | 5.78 | 5.78 | foul | foul | ||
| 21 | Piera Tizzoni | 5.65 | 5.63 | foul | 5.65 | ||
| 22 | Vlasta Přikrylová | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.57 | foul | ||
| 23 | Sylvia Mitchell | 5.60 | 5.47 | 5.20 | 5.60 | ||
| 24 | Visitación Badana | 5.59 | 5.38 | 5.59 | foul | ||
| 25 | Lin Chau-Tai | 5.51 | 5.51 | 4.54 | 5.10 | ||
| 26 | Yasuko Kimura | 5.45 | foul | foul | 5.45 | ||
| 27 | Sally McCallum Sally McCallum Sally McCallum is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who represented her native country in three events at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. She claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 200 meters event at the 1959 Pan American Games.-References:*... |
5.22 | 4.97 | foul | 5.22 | ||
| 28 | Ilana Karaszyk | 5.08 | 4.78 | 4.92 | 5.08 | ||
| 29 | Aycan Önel | 4.97 | 4.97 | 4.92 | 4.84 | ||
| - | Annie Smith | - | foul | foul | foul | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Kolashnikova | 6.37 | 6.17 | 6.01 | 6.22 | 6.37 OR | 6.17 | foul | OR | ||
| Elżbieta Krzesińska Elzbieta Krzesinska Elżbieta Krzesińska née Duńska is a retired track and field athlete from Poland, who competed in the long jump. She competed for her native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the Women's Long Jump... |
6.27 | foul | 6.17 | foul | 6.25 | foul | 6.27 | |||
| Hildrun Claus Hildrun Claus Hildrun Claus is a former East German athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump.She competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump event.-References:... |
6.21 | 6.21 | 6.18 | foul | foul | 6.13 | 6.11 | |||
| 4 | Renate Junker | 6.19 | 6.17 | 5.94 | 6.05 | 6.19 | 6.11 | 6.10 | ||
| 5 | Lyudmila Radchenko | 6.16 | 5.99 | 6.00 | 6.16 | 5.83 | 5.91 | 5.90 | ||
| 6 | Helga Hoffmann | 6.11 | 6.02 | 5.88 | 6.11 | foul | foul | 6.09 | ||
| 7 | Joke Bijleveld | 6.11 | 6.11 | foul | foul | |||||
| 8 | Valentina Shaprunova | 6.01 | 6.01 | 5.95 | 5.77 | |||||
| 9 | Mary Bignal | 6.01 | foul | foul | 6.01 | |||||
| 10 | Beverly Weigel | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.81 | 5.91 | |||||
| 11 | Maria Piątkowska Maria Piatkowska Maria Piątkowska née Ilwicka, then Chojnacka is a former Polish sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper.... |
5.98 | 5.98 | 5.67 | 5.86 | |||||
| 12 | Fumiko Ito | 5.98 | 5.82 | 5.98 | 5.74 | |||||
| 13 | Maria Kusion | 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.50 | foul | |||||
| 14 | Madeleine Thétu | 5.85 | 5.73 | 5.85 | 5.83 | |||||
| 15 | Norma Croker Norma Croker Norma Croker Fleming is a former Australian sprinter.At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, she placed 4th in the individual 200 metres race, but won the gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, together with Shirley Strickland, Fleur Mellor and Betty Cuthbert... |
5.82 | 5.82 | 5.64 | 5.75 | |||||
| 16 | Willye White | 5.77 | 5.77 | foul | 5.28 | |||||
| 17 | Helen Frith | 5.62 | foul | 5.62 | 5.61 | |||||
| 18 | Brita Johansson | 5.57 | 5.57 | 5.56 | 5.52 | |||||
| 19 | Christina Persighetti | 5.57 | 5.46 | 5.42 | 5.57 | |||||
Key: OR = Olympic record; NM = no mark