Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
The Women's long jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 23 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Yvette Williams from New Zealand won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.[1]
Women's long jump at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | July 23 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 34 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | 6.25 m | Leiden, Netherlands | 19 September 1943 |
Olympic record | Olga Gyarmati (HUN) | 5.69 m | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 1948 |
The following new Olympic records was set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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23 July | Final | Yvette Williams (NZL) | 6.24 m | OR |
Results
Qualifying round
Qualifying Performance 5.30 advance to the Final.
Final
NM — No Mark
References
- "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org.
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