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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

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Women's long jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesAugust 4 (qualifying and final)
Competitors26 from 17 nations
Winning distance5.695 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Gyarmati
 Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noemí Simonetto
 Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ann-Britt Leyman
 Sweden
1952 →

The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1948. The final was won by Hungarian Olga Gyarmati.[1]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows.

World record  Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) 6.25 m Leiden, Netherlands 19 September 1943

Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Date Event Athlete Time Notes
4 August Final  Olga Gyarmati (HUN) 5.695 OR

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 4 August 1948 11:00 Qualifications
Wednesday, 4 August 1948 16:30 Finals

Results

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Qualifying round

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Qual. rule: qualification standard 5.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Yvonne Chabot-Curtet  France 5.640 Q OR
2 Kathleen Russell  Jamaica 5.610 Q
3 Noemí Simonetto de Portela  Argentina 5.560 Q
4 Ann-Britt Leyman  Sweden 5.470 Q
5 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs  Netherlands 5.440 Q
6 Vinton Beckett  Jamaica 5.435 Q
7 Olga Gyarmati  Hungary 5.430 Q
8 Neeltje Karelse  Netherlands 5.360 Q
9 Maria Oberbreyer  Austria 5.350 Q
10 Ilse Steinegger  Austria 5.300 Q
11 Judy Canty  Australia 5.290 q
11 Emma Reed  United States 5.290 q
13 Kaisa Parviainen  Finland 5.270
14 Silvana Pierucci  Italy 5.235
15 Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones  United States 5.230
16 Elaine Silburn  Canada 5.220
17 Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak  Poland 5.180
17 Jean Walraven  United States 5.180
19 Margaret Erskine  Great Britain 5.140
20 Lorna Lee  Great Britain 5.120
20 Gertrudes Morg  Brazil 5.120
22 June Maston  Australia 5.060
23 Joan Shepherd  Great Britain 5.005
24 Marguerite Martel  France 4.950
25 Milly Ludwig  Luxembourg 4.505
- Lillian Young  United States NM

Final standings

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Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Gyarmati  Hungary 5.695 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noemí Simonetto  Argentina 5.600
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ann-Britt Leyman  Sweden 5.575
4 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs  Netherlands 5.570
5 Neeltje Karelse  Netherlands 5.545
6 Kathleen Russell  Jamaica 5.495
7 Judy Canty  Australia 5.380
8 Yvonne Chabot-Curtet  France 5.350
9 Maria Oberbreyer  Austria 5.240
10 Ilse Steinegger  Austria 5.195
11 Vinton Beckett  Jamaica 5.145
12 Emma Reed  United States 4.845

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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