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

Women's high jump at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Dates	September 8
Medalists
Iolanda Balaș Romania   Dorothy Shirley Great Britain   Jarosława Jóźwiakowska Poland

Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men		women
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
20 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

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

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	1.50	1.55	1.60	1.65
1	Iolanda Balaș	Romania	1.65	p	p	o	o
2T	Valentina Ballod	Soviet Union	1.65	p	o	o	o
2T	Marlene Schmitz	United Team of Germany	1.65	p	o	o	o
4T	Ingrid Becker	United Team of Germany	1.65	o	o	o	o
4T	Jarosława Jóźwiakowska	Poland	1.65	o	o	o	o
4T	Dorothy Shirley	Great Britain	1.65	o	o	o	o
7T	Olga Gere	Yugoslavia	1.65	o	o	o	xo
7T	Inga-Britt Lorentzon	Sweden	1.65	o	o	o	xo
7T	Neomia Rogers	United States	1.65	o	o	o	xo
10T	Taisiya Chenchik	Soviet Union	1.65	o	o	xo	xo
10T	Florence Pétry	France	1.65	o	xo	o	xo
12	Frances Slaap	Great Britain	1.65	o	xxo	o	xo
13	Helen Frith	Australia	1.65	o	p	o	xxo
14T	Galina Dolya	Soviet Union	1.65	o	o	o	xxo
14T	Nel Zwier	Netherlands	1.65	o	o	o	xxo
16T	Diny Hobers	Netherlands	1.60	o	o	o	xxx
16T	Karin Lenzke	United Team of Germany	1.60	o	o	o	xxx
18	Mette Oxvang	Denmark	1.60	o	o	xo	xxx
19	Marinella Bortoluzzi	Italy	1.55	o	o	xxx
20	Brenda Archer	British Guiana	1.55	o	xo	xxx
21T	Barbara Brown	United States	1.50	o	xxx
21T	Jean Gaertner	United States	1.50	o	xxx
23	Canel Konvur	Turkey	1.50	xxo	xxx

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	1.55	1.60	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.73	1.75	1.77	1.81	1.85	1.87	Notes
	Iolanda Balaș	Romania	1.85	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxp	OR
	Jarosława Jóźwiakowska	Poland	1.71	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
	Dorothy Shirley	Great Britain	1.71	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
4	Galina Dolya	Soviet Union	1.71	o	o	xo	o	xxo
5	Taisiya Chenchik	Soviet Union	1.68	o	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Helen Frith	Australia	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Inga-Britt Lorentzon	Sweden	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Frances Slaap	Great Britain	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
9T	Ingrid Becker	United Team of Germany	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Nel Zwier	Netherlands	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Florence Pétry	France	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Marlene Schmitz	United Team of Germany	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	Olga Gere	Yugoslavia	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
14	Neomia Rogers	United States	1.65	xo	xxo	xo	xxx
15	Valentina Ballod	Soviet Union	1.65	o	xo	xxo	xxx

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

References

• 1960 Summer Olympics results: Women's high jump, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-08-16.