Long Jump, Women
| Date | 4 August 1948 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
| Participants | 26 from 17 countries |
As in the high jump, World Record holder Fanny Blankers-Koen had elected not to compete in this event. She feared her program would be too full - the long jump was held on the same day as the hurdles final - and restricted herself to four competitions. Other medal contenders were also absent. Japan’s Rie Yamauchi, who had cleared 6 meters in 1947, was barred from competing because of her country’s involvement in World War II, while Aleksandra Chudina could not enter because the Soviet Union elected not to compete in London. This left the competition wide open, to the benefit of Hungary’s gold medalist Olga Gyarmati. Behind her, Noemí Simonetto de Portela became the first woman from South America to medal at the Olympics.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 751 | Olga Gyarmati |  HUN | 5.430 (7) | 5.695 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 665 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela |  ARG | 5.560 (3) | 5.600 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 724 | Ann-Britt Leyman |  SWE | 5.470 (4) | 5.575 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 737 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs |  NED | 5.440 (5) | 5.570 (4) | |||
| 5 | 766 | Nel Karelse | NED | 5.360 (8) | 5.545 (5) | |||
| 6 | 701 | Kathleen Russell |  JAM | 5.610 (2) | 5.495 (6) | |||
| 7 | 756 | Judy Canty |  AUS | 5.290 (=11) | 5.380 (7) | |||
| 8 | 761 | Yvonne Chabot-Curtet |  FRA | 5.640 (1) | 5.350 (8) | |||
| 9 | 669 | Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch |  AUT | 5.350 (9) | 5.240 (9) | |||
| 10 | 742 | Ilse Steinegger | AUT | 5.300 (10) | 5.195 (10) | |||
| 11 | 738 | Vinton Beckett | JAM | 5.435 (6) | 5.145 (11) | |||
| 12 | 754 | Emma Reed |  USA | 5.290 (=11) | 4.845 (12) | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 760 | Kaisa Parviainen |  FIN | 5.270 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 709 | Lillian Young | USA | 5.260 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 768 | Silvana Pierucci |  ITA | 5.235 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 674 | Phyllis Lightbourn |  BER | 5.230 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 745 | Elaine Silburn |  CAN | 5.220 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 769 | Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak |  POL | 5.190 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 741 | Jean Walraven | USA | 5.180 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 763 | Margaret Erskine |  GBR | 5.140 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 764 | Lorna Lee | GBR | 5.125 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 759 | Gertrudes Morg |  BRA | 5.120 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 757 | June Maston | AUS | 5.060 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 765 | Joan Shepherd | GBR | 5.005 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 762 | Marguerite Martel | FRA | 4.950 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 753 | Milly Ludwig |  LUX | 4.505 (26) | – | |||
| 770 | Spomenka Koledin |  YUG | – ( | – | ||||
| 767 | Ilona Tolnai-Rákhely | HUN | – ( | – | ||||
| 692 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | NED | – ( | – | ||||
| 700 | Carmen Phipps | JAM | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round (4 August 1948 — 11:00)
Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 5.30 metres advanced to the final.
Qualifying Round, Group One (4 August 1948)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne Chabot-Curtet | FRA | 5.640 | |||
| 2 | Ann-Britt Leyman | SWE | 5.470 | |||
| 3 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | NED | 5.440 | |||
| 4 | Olga Gyarmati | HUN | 5.430 | |||
| 5 | Nel Karelse | NED | 5.360 | |||
| 6 | Judy Canty | AUS | 5.290 | |||
| 7 | Phyllis Lightbourn | BER | 5.230 | |||
| 8 | Margaret Erskine | GBR | 5.140 | |||
| 9 | Lorna Lee | GBR | 5.125 | |||
| 10 | Gertrudes Morg | BRA | 5.120 | |||
| 11 | June Maston | AUS | 5.060 | |||
| 12 | Marguerite Martel | FRA | 4.950 | |||
| 13 | Milly Ludwig | LUX | 4.505 | |||
| Spomenka Koledin | YUG | – | ||||
| Fanny Blankers-Koen | NED | – |
Qualifying Round, Group Two (4 August 1948)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen Russell | JAM | 5.610 | |||
| 2 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | ARG | 5.560 | |||
| 3 | Vinton Beckett | JAM | 5.435 | |||
| 4 | Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch | AUT | 5.350 | |||
| 5 | Ilse Steinegger | AUT | 5.300 | |||
| 6 | Emma Reed | USA | 5.290 | |||
| 7 | Kaisa Parviainen | FIN | 5.270 | |||
| 8 | Lillian Young | USA | 5.260 | |||
| 9 | Silvana Pierucci | ITA | 5.235 | |||
| 10 | Elaine Silburn | CAN | 5.220 | |||
| 11 | Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak | POL | 5.190 | |||
| 12 | Jean Walraven | USA | 5.180 | |||
| 13 | Joan Shepherd | GBR | 5.005 | |||
| Ilona Tolnai-Rákhely | HUN | – | ||||
| Carmen Phipps | JAM | – |
Final Round (4 August 1948 — 16:30)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Olga Gyarmati | HUN | 5.695 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 | 10 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | ARG | 5.600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | 6 | Ann-Britt Leyman | SWE | 5.575 | 5.450 | 5.490 | 5.500 | 5.490 | 5.575 | × | |||
| 4 | 4 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | NED | 5.570 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | 5 | Nel Karelse | NED | 5.545 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | 9 | Kathleen Russell | JAM | 5.495 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | 1 | Judy Canty | AUS | 5.380 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 2 | Yvonne Chabot-Curtet | FRA | 5.350 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | 7 | Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch | AUT | 5.240 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | 11 | Ilse Steinegger | AUT | 5.195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | 12 | Vinton Beckett | JAM | 5.145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | 8 | Emma Reed | USA | 4.845 | – | – | – | – | – | – |