Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump


The women's high jump field event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 8.

Results

Top 12 jumpers and ties and all jumpers clearing 1.65 metres advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.

Qualifying

RankNameNationalityMark1.501.551.601.65
1Iolanda Balaș1.65ppoo
2TValentina Ballod1.65pooo
2TMarlene Schmitz-Portz1.65pooo
4TIngrid Becker1.65oooo
4TJarosława Jóźwiakowska1.65oooo
4TDorothy Shirley1.65oooo
7TOlga Gere1.65oooxo
7TInga-Britt Lorentzon1.65oooxo
7TNeomia Rogers1.65oooxo
10TTaisiya Chenchik1.65ooxoxo
10TFlorence Pétry1.65oxooxo
12Frances Slaap1.65oxxooxo
13Helen Frith1.65opoxxo
14TGalina Dolya1.65oooxxo
14TNel Zwier1.65oooxxo
16TDiny Hobers1.60oooxxx
16TKarin Lenzke1.60oooxxx
18Mette Oxvang1.60ooxoxxx
19Marinella Bortoluzzi1.55ooxxx-
20Brenda Archer1.55oxoxxx-
21TBarbara Brown1.50oxxx--
21TJean Gaertner1.50oxxx--
23Canel Konvur1.50xxoxxx--

Final

RankNameNationalityMark1.551.601.651.681.711.731.751.771.811.851.87Notes
Iolanda Balaș1.85popoooooxoxxoxxpOR
Jarosława Jóźwiakowska1.71pooooxxx------
Dorothy Shirley1.71pooooxxx------
4Galina Dolya1.71ooxooxxo-------
5Taisiya Chenchik1.68ooooxxx-------
6THelen Frith1.65oooxxx--------
6TInga-Britt Lorentzon1.65oooxxx--------
6TFrances Slaap1.65oooxxx--------
9TIngrid Becker1.65ooxoxxx--------
9TNel Zwier1.65ooxoxxx--------
9TFlorence Pétry1.65ooxoxxx--------
9TMarlene Schmitz1.65ooxoxxx--------
9TOlga Gere1.65ooxoxxx--------
14Neomia Rogers1.65xoxxoxoxxx--------
15Valentina Ballod1.65oxoxxoxxx--------

Key: OR = Olympic record; o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail