Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

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The women's

Melbourne, Australia. The qualification round mark was set at 1.58 metres. Just one athlete, Ann Marie Flynn from the United States, did not surpass that height in the morning qualification round.[1]

Final classification

RANK NAME ATHLETE HEIGHT
 Mildred McDaniel (USA) 1.76 m
 Thelma Hopkins (GBR) 1.67 m
 Mariya Pisareva (URS) 1.67 m
4.  Gunhild Larking (SWE) 1.67 m
5.  Iolanda Balaș (ROU) 1.67 m
6.  Michele Mason (AUS) 1.67 m
7.  Mary Donaghy (NZL) 1.67 m
8=.  Hermina Geyser (RSA) 1.64 m
8=.  Jiřina Vobořilová (TCH) 1.64 m
10.  Olga Modrachová (TCH) 1.64 m
11.  Valentina Ballod (URS) 1.60 m
12=.  Reinelde Knapp (AUT) 1.60 m
12=.  
Dorothy Tyler (GBR
)
1.60 m
14.  
Carole Bernoth (AUS
)
1.60 m
15.  Janice Cooper (AUS) 1.55 m
16=.  Audrey Bennett (GBR) 1.55 m
16=.  Alice Whitty (CAN) 1.55 m
18.  Inge Kilian (EUA) 1.55 m
19(DNQ).  Ann Marie Flynn (USA) 1.50 m

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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