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Long Jump, Women

Date23 July 1952
StatusOlympic
LocationHelsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants34 from 22 countries

The world record was still held by the Dutchwoman Fanny Blankers-Koen with 6.25 (20-6¼). Though she was in Helsinki, she did not contest the long jump. In her absence the favorite was New Zealander Yvette Williams who had won the 1950 Commonwealth gold medal. The leader thru the first three rounds was Soviet Aleksandra Chudina, who leapt 5.99 (19-8) in the first round and had her best mark of 6.14 (20-1¾) in round two. In round four, Williams went 6.24 (20-5¾), an Olympic record, and the second longest jump ever. It secured her the gold medal.

PosNrAthleteNOCQualifyingFinal
1971Yvette WilliamsNZL6.16 (1)6.24 (1)GoldOR
2489Aleksandra ChudinaURS5.77 (=3)6.14 (2)Silver
3228Shirley CawleyGBR5.73 (5)5.92 (3)Bronze
4760Irmgard SchmelzerGER5.61 (9)5.90 (4)
5135Willy LustNED5.63 (6)5.81 (5)
6494Nina TyurkinaURS5.77 (=3)5.81 (6)
71048Mabel LandryUSA5.88 (2)5.75 (7)
833Verna JohnstonAUS5.58 (10)5.74 (8)
9829Maire ÖsterdahlFIN5.62 (=7)5.73 (9)
10963Olga GyarmatiHUN5.50 (14)5.67 (10)
11484Valentina LituyevaURS5.51 (13)5.65 (11)
12590Elżbieta DuńskaPOL5.43 (18)5.65 (12)
1386Adriana MillardCHI5.49 (15)5.59 (13)
14761Elfriede von NitzschGER5.62 (=7)5.57 (14)
15762Leni HofknechtGER5.41 (19)5.55 (15)
16316Ayako YoshikawaJPN5.34 (=22)5.54 (16)
17366Dawn JosephsCAN5.34 (=22)5.47 (17)
1814Gladys ErbettaARG5.51 (12)5.47 (18)
19229Constance WilloughbyGBR5.44 (17)5.44 (19)
20719Greta MagnussonSWE5.45 (16)5.43 (20)
2167Wanda dos SantosBRA5.35 (21)5.36 (21)
2257Thelma JonesBER5.55 (11)5.33 (22)
23646Yvonne Chabot-CurtetFRA5.36 (20)5.28 (23)
2465Helena de MenezesBRA5.33 (24)4.98 (24)
25 r1/2724Ursel FingerSAA5.27 (25)
26 r1/2647Pierrette GlotinFRA5.26 (26)
27 r1/211Lilián BugliaARG5.25 (27)
28 r1/2648Éliane DudalFRA5.21 (28)
29 r1/2237Tamar MetalISR5.16 (29)
30 r1/2869Gretel BolligerSUI5.14 (30)
31 r1/2299Kathleen RussellJAM5.10 (31)
32 r1/2591Maria IlwickaPOL5.09 (32)
33 r1/256Phyllis JonesBER4.92 (33)
AC r1/2363Rosella ThorneCAN– (NM)
DNS1049Barbara JonesUSA– (DNS)

Qualifying Round (23 July 1952 — 10:00)

All those reaching 5.30 metres advanced to the final.

PosAthleteNOCDistance2nd Best
1Yvette WilliamsNZL6.16QOR
2Mabel LandryUSA5.88QOR
=3Aleksandra ChudinaURS5.77QOR
=3Nina TyurkinaURS5.77QOR
5Shirley CawleyGBR5.73QOR
6Willy LustNED5.63Q
=7Elfriede von NitzschGER5.62Q
=7Maire ÖsterdahlFIN5.62Q
9Irmgard SchmelzerGER5.61Q
10Verna JohnstonAUS5.58Q
11Thelma JonesBER5.55Q
12Gladys ErbettaARG5.515.04Q
13Valentina LituyevaURS5.51Q
14Olga GyarmatiHUN5.50Q
15Adriana MillardCHI5.49Q
16Greta MagnussonSWE5.45Q
17Constance WilloughbyGBR5.44Q
18Elżbieta DuńskaPOL5.43Q
19Leni HofknechtGER5.41Q
20Yvonne Chabot-CurtetFRA5.36Q
21Wanda dos SantosBRA5.35Q
=22Dawn JosephsCAN5.34Q
=22Ayako YoshikawaJPN5.34Q
24Helena de MenezesBRA5.33Q
25Ursel FingerSAA5.27
26Pierrette GlotinFRA5.26
27Lilián BugliaARG5.25
28Éliane DudalFRA5.21
29Tamar MetalISR5.16
30Gretel BolligerSUI5.14
31Kathleen RussellJAM5.10
32Maria IlwickaPOL5.09
33Phyllis JonesBER4.92
NMRosella ThorneCAN
DNSBarbara JonesUSA

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 July 1952)

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3
15Aleksandra ChudinaURS5.775.77--
24Shirley CawleyGBR5.735.73--
315Verna JohnstonAUS5.58×5.58-
417Thelma JonesBER5.554.995.255.55
59Gladys ErbettaARG5.515.04×5.51
612Olga GyarmatiHUN5.505.50--
78Elżbieta DuńskaPOL5.435.43--
813Leni HofknechtGER5.41×5.41-
96Yvonne Chabot-CurtetFRA5.365.205.36-
103Helena de MenezesBRA5.33×5.225.33
1110Ursel FingerSAA5.275.27×5.09
1211Pierrette GlotinFRA5.26××5.26
132Lilián BugliaARG5.254.485.205.25
147Éliane DudalFRA5.215.165.215.19
151Gretel BolligerSUI5.145.075.125.14
1614Maria IlwickaPOL5.09×4.815.09
1716Phyllis JonesBER4.92××4.92
DNS1Barbara JonesUSA

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 July 1952)

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3
115Yvette WilliamsNZL6.166.16--
23Mabel LandryUSA5.88××5.88
314Nina TyurkinaURS5.775.77--
45Willy LustNED5.63×5.63-
=59Elfriede von NitzschGER5.625.62--
=518Maire ÖsterdahlFIN5.625.62--
711Irmgard SchmelzerGER5.615.61--
84Valentina LituyevaURS5.515.51--
98Adriana MillardCHI5.495.49--
106Greta MagnussonSWE5.455.175.45-
1116Constance WilloughbyGBR5.445.075.44-
1212Wanda dos SantosBRA5.355.025.35-
=132Dawn JosephsCAN5.345.34--
=1317Ayako YoshikawaJPN5.345.34--
157Tamar MetalISR5.16×5.065.16
1610Kathleen RussellJAM5.104.475.104.70
NM13Rosella ThorneCAN×××

Final Round (23 July 1952 — 16:50)

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3R4R5R6
120Yvette WilliamsNZL6.24××5.906.246.115.99OR
25Aleksandra ChudinaURS6.145.996.145.745.905.956.07
313Shirley CawleyGBR5.925.92×5.535.465.785.82
419Irmgard SchmelzerGER5.905.895.765.90×5.84×
516Willy LustNED5.815.685.655.79×5.81×
61Nina TyurkinaURS5.815.615.815.765.52××
723Mabel LandryUSA5.75××5.75
822Verna JohnstonAUS5.745.515.605.74
93Maire ÖsterdahlFIN5.735.625.735.70
1012Olga GyarmatiHUN5.675.485.675.60
1118Valentina LituyevaURS5.655.505.635.65
1217Elżbieta DuńskaPOL5.655.655.405.55
1324Adriana MillardCHI5.595.585.565.59
146Elfriede von NitzschGER5.57×5.57×
159Leni HofknechtGER5.555.455.545.55
167Ayako YoshikawaJPN5.545.54×5.38
172Dawn JosephsCAN5.475.175.475.44
1810Gladys ErbettaARG5.475.395.405.47
1915Constance WilloughbyGBR5.445.395.445.13
2011Greta MagnussonSWE5.435.375.435.40
2121Wanda dos SantosBRA5.365.365.305.21
2214Thelma JonesBER5.335.335.275.31
234Yvonne Chabot-CurtetFRA5.285.284.945.09
248Helena de MenezesBRA4.98×4.984.66