High Jump, Women
| Date | 7 August 1932 — 14:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | |
| Participants | 10 from 6 countries | |
| Format | Final only. | |
The silver medalist from 1928, Lien Gisolf of the Netherlands, was back and was the world record holder, having jumped 1.62 (5-3¾) in Amsterdam in June 1932. Also considered were Americans Jean Shiley and Babe Didrikson, who had tied at the US Olympic Trials with 1.60 (5-3). Gisolf cleared 1.58 (5-2¼) but missed at 1.60 (5-3), which was cleared by Shiley, Didrikson, and Canada’s Eva Dawes, deciding the medals. Dawes missed at 1.62 (5-3¾), getting the bronze medal. Shiley and Didrikson both cleared a world record 1.65 (5-5) on one attempt and then missed at 1.67 (5-5¾). A jump-off was ordered at 1.67 and both Americans had successful clearances on their first attempt. But after Didrikson’s jump, the officials convened and ruled that she had jumped head-first, which was then illegal, and was termed diving. This gave the gold medal to Jean Shiley. Didrikson later noted that she had jumped in the same style throughout the competition.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 1.41 m | Attempts at 1.44 m | Attempts at 1.48 m | Attempts at 1.50 m | Attempts at 1.52 m | Attempts at 1.55 m | Attempts at 1.58 m | Attempts at 1.60 m | Attempts at 1.62 m | Attempts at 1.65 m | Attempts at 1.67 m | Attempts at 1.67 m (jump-off) | |||
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| 1 | 480 | Jean Shiley |  USA | 1.65 | - | - | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | o | Gold | ||
| 2 | 370 | Babe Didrikson | USA | 1.65 | - | - | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | x | Silver | ||
| 3 | 84 | Eva Dawes |  CAN | 1.60 | - | - | - | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 233 | Lien Gisolf |  NED | 1.58 | - | - | - | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | 376 | Marjorie Clark |  RSA | 1.58 | - | - | - | o | xo | xxo | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | 477 | Annette Rogers | USA | 1.58 | - | - | - | - | o | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | 185 | Helma Notte |  GER | 1.55 | - | - | - | - | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 307 | Yuriko Hirohashi |  JPN | 1.50 | - | - | - | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | 311 | Yae Sagara | JPN | 1.50 | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | 181 | Ellen Braumüller | GER | 1.41 | o | - | - | - | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |