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Long Jump, Women

Date	23 July 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants	34 from 22 countries

The long jump 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 this event. 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.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	971	Yvette Williams	NZL	Gold	OR
2	489	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	Silver
3	228	Shirley Cawley	GBR	Bronze
4	760	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER
5	135	Willy Lust	NED
6	494	Nina Tyurkina	URS
7	1048	Mabel Landry	USA
8	33	Verna Johnston	AUS
9	829	Maire Österdahl	FIN
10	963	Olga Gyarmati	HUN
11	484	Valentina Lituyeva	URS
12	590	Elżbieta Duńska	POL
13	86	Adriana Millard	CHI
14	761	Elfriede von Nitzsch	GER
15	762	Leni Hofknecht	GER
16	316	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN
17	366	Dawn Josephs	CAN
18	14	Gladys Erbetta	ARG
19	229	Constance Willoughby	GBR
20	719	Greta Magnusson	SWE
21	67	Wanda dos Santos	BRA
22	57	Thelma Jones	BER
23	646	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet	FRA
24	65	Helena de Menezes	BRA
25 r1/2	724	Ursel Finger	SAA
26 r1/2	647	Pierrette Glotin	FRA
27 r1/2	11	Lilián Buglia	ARG
28 r1/2	648	Éliane Dudal	FRA
29 r1/2	237	Tamar Metal	ISR
30 r1/2	869	Gretel Bolliger	SUI
31 r1/2	299	Kathleen Russell	JAM
32 r1/2	591	Maria Ilwicka	POL
33 r1/2	56	Phyllis Jones	BER
AC r1/2	363	Rosella Thorne	CAN
DNS	1049	Barbara Jones	USA

Qualifying Round

Date	23 July 1952 — 10:00
Format	All those reaching 5.30 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	971	Yvette Williams	NZL	6.16	–	QOR
2	1048	Mabel Landry	USA	5.88	–	QOR
=3	489	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	5.77	p	QOR
=3	494	Nina Tyurkina	URS	5.77	p	QOR
5	228	Shirley Cawley	GBR	5.73	–	QOR
6	135	Willy Lust	NED	5.63	–	Q
=7	761	Elfriede von Nitzsch	GER	5.62	p	Q
=7	829	Maire Österdahl	FIN	5.62	p	Q
9	760	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER	5.61	–	Q
10	33	Verna Johnston	AUS	5.58	–	Q
11	57	Thelma Jones	BER	5.55	–	Q
12	14	Gladys Erbetta	ARG	5.51	5.04	Q
13	484	Valentina Lituyeva	URS	5.51	p	Q
14	963	Olga Gyarmati	HUN	5.50	–	Q
15	86	Adriana Millard	CHI	5.49	–	Q
16	719	Greta Magnusson	SWE	5.45	–	Q
17	229	Constance Willoughby	GBR	5.44	–	Q
18	590	Elżbieta Duńska	POL	5.43	–	Q
19	762	Leni Hofknecht	GER	5.41	–	Q
20	646	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet	FRA	5.36	–	Q
21	67	Wanda dos Santos	BRA	5.35	–	Q
=22	366	Dawn Josephs	CAN	5.34	p	Q
=22	316	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN	5.34	p	Q
24	65	Helena de Menezes	BRA	5.33	–	Q
25	724	Ursel Finger	SAA	5.27	–
26	647	Pierrette Glotin	FRA	5.26	–
27	11	Lilián Buglia	ARG	5.25	–
28	648	Éliane Dudal	FRA	5.21	–
29	237	Tamar Metal	ISR	5.16	–
30	869	Gretel Bolliger	SUI	5.14	–
31	299	Kathleen Russell	JAM	5.10	–
32	591	Maria Ilwicka	POL	5.09	–
33	56	Phyllis Jones	BER	4.92	–
NM	363	Rosella Thorne	CAN	–	–
DNS	1049	Barbara Jones	USA	–	–

Group A

Date	23 July 1952

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	5	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	5.77
2	4	Shirley Cawley	GBR	5.73
3	15	Verna Johnston	AUS	5.58
4	17	Thelma Jones	BER	5.55
5	9	Gladys Erbetta	ARG	5.51
6	12	Olga Gyarmati	HUN	5.50
7	8	Elżbieta Duńska	POL	5.43
8	13	Leni Hofknecht	GER	5.41
9	6	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet	FRA	5.36
10	3	Helena de Menezes	BRA	5.33
11	10	Ursel Finger	SAA	5.27
12	11	Pierrette Glotin	FRA	5.26
13	2	Lilián Buglia	ARG	5.25
14	7	Éliane Dudal	FRA	5.21
15	1	Gretel Bolliger	SUI	5.14
16	14	Maria Ilwicka	POL	5.09
17	16	Phyllis Jones	BER	4.92
DNS	1	Barbara Jones	USA	–

Group B

Date	23 July 1952

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	15	Yvette Williams	NZL	6.16	–
2	3	Mabel Landry	USA	5.88	–
3	14	Nina Tyurkina	URS	5.77	–
4	5	Willy Lust	NED	5.63	–
=5	9	Elfriede von Nitzsch	GER	5.62	p
=5	18	Maire Österdahl	FIN	5.62	p
7	11	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER	5.61	–
8	4	Valentina Lituyeva	URS	5.51	–
9	8	Adriana Millard	CHI	5.49	–
10	6	Greta Magnusson	SWE	5.45	–
11	16	Constance Willoughby	GBR	5.44	–
12	12	Wanda dos Santos	BRA	5.35	–
=13	2	Dawn Josephs	CAN	5.34	p
=13	17	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN	5.34	p
15	7	Tamar Metal	ISR	5.16	–
16	10	Kathleen Russell	JAM	5.10	–
NM	13	Rosella Thorne	CAN	–	–

Final Round

Date	23 July 1952 — 16:50

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	20	Yvette Williams	NZL	6.24	–	x	x	5.90	6.24	6.11	5.99	OR
2	5	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	6.14	–	5.99	6.14	5.74	5.90	5.95	6.07
3	13	Shirley Cawley	GBR	5.92	–	5.92	x	5.53	5.46	5.78	5.82
4	19	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER	5.90	–	5.89	5.76	5.90	x	5.84	x
5	16	Willy Lust	NED	5.81	5.79	5.68	5.65	5.79	x	5.81	x
6	1	Nina Tyurkina	URS	5.81	5.76	5.61	5.81	5.76	5.52	x	x
7	23	Mabel Landry	USA	5.75	–	x	x	5.75	–	–	–
8	22	Verna Johnston	AUS	5.74	–	5.51	5.60	5.74	–	–	–
9	3	Maire Österdahl	FIN	5.73	–	5.62	5.73	5.70	–	–	–
10	12	Olga Gyarmati	HUN	5.67	–	5.48	5.67	5.60	–	–	–
11	18	Valentina Lituyeva	URS	5.65	5.63	5.50	5.63	5.65	–	–	–
12	17	Elżbieta Duńska	POL	5.65	5.55	5.65	5.40	5.55	–	–	–
13	24	Adriana Millard	CHI	5.59	–	5.58	5.56	5.59	–	–	–
14	6	Elfriede von Nitzsch	GER	5.57	–	x	5.57	x	–	–	–
15	9	Leni Hofknecht	GER	5.55	–	5.45	5.54	5.55	–	–	–
16	7	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN	5.54	–	5.54	x	5.38	–	–	–
17	2	Dawn Josephs	CAN	5.47	5.44	5.17	5.47	5.44	–	–	–
18	10	Gladys Erbetta	ARG	5.47	5.40	5.39	5.40	5.47	–	–	–
19	15	Constance Willoughby	GBR	5.44	–	5.39	5.44	5.13	–	–	–
20	11	Greta Magnusson	SWE	5.43	–	5.37	5.43	5.40	–	–	–
21	21	Wanda dos Santos	BRA	5.36	–	5.36	5.30	5.21	–	–	–
22	14	Thelma Jones	BER	5.33	–	5.33	5.27	5.31	–	–	–
23	4	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet	FRA	5.28	–	5.28	4.94	5.09	–	–	–
24	8	Helena de Menezes	BRA	4.98	–	x	4.98	4.66	–	–	–