Women High Jump Athletics XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 - Thursday 8th September - Gold Medal: Iolanda Balas, Romania
FinalHeightn et/em155160165168171173175177181185187
1. Iolanda BalasROU Romania1.85m3 10/3 O OOO OXOXXOXX
2. Jaroslawa JozwiakowskaPOL Poland1.71m1 4/0 OOOOXXX
2. Dorothy ShirleyGBR Great Britain1.71m1 4/0 OOOOXXX
4. Galina DolyaURS Soviet Union1.71m3 8/3OOXOOXXOXXX
5. Taisia ChenchikURS Soviet Union1.68m1 4/0OOOOXXX
6. Inga-Britt LorentzonSWE Sweden1.65m1 3/0OOOXXX
6. Frances SlappGBR Great Britain1.65m1 3/0OOOXXX
6. Helen FrithAUS Australia1.65m1 3/0OOOXXX
9. I. BeckerGER Germany1.65m2 4/1OOXOXXX
9. P. ZwierNED Netherlands1.65m2 4/1OOXOXXX
9. F. Petry-AmielFRA France1.65m2 4/1OOXOXXX
9. M. Schmitz-PortzGER Germany1.65m2 4/1OOXOXXX
9. O. GereYUG Yugoslavia1.65m2 4/1OOXOXXX
14.N. RogersUSA United States1.65m2 7/4XOXXOXOXXX
15.V. BallodURS Soviet Union1.65m3 6/3OXOXXOXXX

world Women High Jump History

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma. 65,000. -- competitors from -- nations.
After losing in Melbourne, Balaș went on to win 140 consecutive com- petitions; Finally losing in June 1967. She was the most dominant sin- gle event athlete in history, and duly controlled the Rome competition, scissoring over 1.73 to win the competition ahead of Józwiakowska and Shirley, who tied for second ahead of Dolya. The Romanian went on to clear 1.77, and then improved the Olympic record with 1.81 and 1.85 before missing twice at a new world record of 1.87.

Qualification - Wednesday 07.09

mark 1.65m 15 Athletes
Qualification groupTeamHeightn et/em150155160165
1. Iolanda BalasROU Romania1.65m1 2/0 OO
2. M. Schmitz-PortzGER Germany1.65m1 3/0 OOO
2. V. BallodURS Soviet Union1.65m1 3/0 OOO
4. I. BeckerGER Germany1.65m1 4/0OOOO
4. O. GereJUGJUG1.65m1 4/0OOOO
4. Jaroslawa JozwiakowskaPOL Poland1.65m1 4/0OOOO
4. Dorothy ShirleyGBR Great Britain1.65m1 4/0OOOO
8. Inga-Brit LorentzonSWE Sweden1.65m2 5/2OOOXO
8. N. RogersUSA United States1.65m2 4/1OOOXO
10.Taisia ChenchikURS Soviet Union1.65m2 6/2OOXOXO
10.F. Petry-AmielFRA France1.65m2 6/2OXOOXO
12.Frances SlaapGBR Great Britain1.65m2 7/3OXXOOXO
13.Helen FrithAUS Australia1.65m3 5/2O OXXO
14.P. ZwierNED Netherlands1.65m3 6/2OOOXXO
14.Galina DoliaURS Soviet Union1.65m3 6/2OOOXXO
eliminated
16.E. HobersNED Netherlands1.60m1 3/0OOOXXX
16.K. LenzkeGER Germany1.60m1 3/0OOOXXX
18.M. OxvangDEN Denmark1.60m2 4/1OOXOXXX
19.M. BortoluzziITA Italy1.55m1 2/0OOXXX
20.B. ArcherGUA Guatemala1.55m2 3/1OXOXXX
21.B. BrownUSA United States1.50m1 1/0OXXX
21.J. GeartnerUSA United States1.50m1 1/0OXXX
23.C. KonvurTUR Turkey1.50m3 3/2XXOXXX
-. J. JihTPE Chinese TaipeiDNS
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