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Long Jump, Women

Date	23 July 1952
Status	Olympic
Location	Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Participants	34 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.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	971	Yvette Williams	NZL	6.16 (1)	6.24 (1)	Gold	OR
2	489	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	5.77 (=3)	6.14 (2)	Silver
3	228	Shirley Cawley	GBR	5.73 (5)	5.92 (3)	Bronze
4	760	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER	5.61 (9)	5.90 (4)
5	135	Willy Lust	NED	5.63 (6)	5.81 (5)
6	494	Nina Tyurkina	URS	5.77 (=3)	5.81 (6)
7	1048	Mabel Landry	USA	5.88 (2)	5.75 (7)
8	33	Verna Johnston	AUS	5.58 (10)	5.74 (8)
9	829	Maire Österdahl	FIN	5.62 (=7)	5.73 (9)
10	963	Olga Gyarmati	HUN	5.50 (14)	5.67 (10)
11	484	Valentina Lituyeva	URS	5.51 (13)	5.65 (11)
12	590	Elżbieta Duńska	POL	5.43 (18)	5.65 (12)
13	86	Adriana Millard	CHI	5.49 (15)	5.59 (13)
14	761	Elfriede von Nitzsch	GER	5.62 (=7)	5.57 (14)
15	762	Leni Hofknecht	GER	5.41 (19)	5.55 (15)
16	316	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN	5.34 (=22)	5.54 (16)
17	366	Dawn Josephs	CAN	5.34 (=22)	5.47 (17)
18	14	Gladys Erbetta	ARG	5.51 (12)	5.47 (18)
19	229	Constance Willoughby	GBR	5.44 (17)	5.44 (19)
20	719	Greta Magnusson	SWE	5.45 (16)	5.43 (20)
21	67	Wanda dos Santos	BRA	5.35 (21)	5.36 (21)
22	57	Thelma Jones	BER	5.55 (11)	5.33 (22)
23	646	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet	FRA	5.36 (20)	5.28 (23)
24	65	Helena de Menezes	BRA	5.33 (24)	4.98 (24)
25 r1/2	724	Ursel Finger	SAA	5.27 (25)	–
26 r1/2	647	Pierrette Glotin	FRA	5.26 (26)	–
27 r1/2	11	Lilián Buglia	ARG	5.25 (27)	–
28 r1/2	648	Éliane Dudal	FRA	5.21 (28)	–
29 r1/2	237	Tamar Metal	ISR	5.16 (29)	–
30 r1/2	869	Gretel Bolliger	SUI	5.14 (30)	–
31 r1/2	299	Kathleen Russell	JAM	5.10 (31)	–
32 r1/2	591	Maria Ilwicka	POL	5.09 (32)	–
33 r1/2	56	Phyllis Jones	BER	4.92 (33)	–
AC r1/2	363	Rosella Thorne	CAN	– (NM)	–
DNS	1049	Barbara Jones	USA	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (23 July 1952 — 10:00)

All those reaching 5.30 metres advanced to the final.

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

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 July 1952)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	5	Aleksandra Chudina	URS	5.77	5.77	-	-
2	4	Shirley Cawley	GBR	5.73	5.73	-	-
3	15	Verna Johnston	AUS	5.58	×	5.58	-
4	17	Thelma Jones	BER	5.55	4.99	5.25	5.55
5	9	Gladys Erbetta	ARG	5.51	5.04	×	5.51
6	12	Olga Gyarmati	HUN	5.50	5.50	-	-
7	8	Elżbieta Duńska	POL	5.43	5.43	-	-
8	13	Leni Hofknecht	GER	5.41	×	5.41	-
9	6	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet	FRA	5.36	5.20	5.36	-
10	3	Helena de Menezes	BRA	5.33	×	5.22	5.33
11	10	Ursel Finger	SAA	5.27	5.27	×	5.09
12	11	Pierrette Glotin	FRA	5.26	×	×	5.26
13	2	Lilián Buglia	ARG	5.25	4.48	5.20	5.25
14	7	Éliane Dudal	FRA	5.21	5.16	5.21	5.19
15	1	Gretel Bolliger	SUI	5.14	5.07	5.12	5.14
16	14	Maria Ilwicka	POL	5.09	×	4.81	5.09
17	16	Phyllis Jones	BER	4.92	×	×	4.92
DNS	1	Barbara Jones	USA	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 July 1952)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	15	Yvette Williams	NZL	6.16	6.16	-	-
2	3	Mabel Landry	USA	5.88	×	×	5.88
3	14	Nina Tyurkina	URS	5.77	5.77	-	-
4	5	Willy Lust	NED	5.63	×	5.63	-
=5	9	Elfriede von Nitzsch	GER	5.62	5.62	-	-
=5	18	Maire Österdahl	FIN	5.62	5.62	-	-
7	11	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER	5.61	5.61	-	-
8	4	Valentina Lituyeva	URS	5.51	5.51	-	-
9	8	Adriana Millard	CHI	5.49	5.49	-	-
10	6	Greta Magnusson	SWE	5.45	5.17	5.45	-
11	16	Constance Willoughby	GBR	5.44	5.07	5.44	-
12	12	Wanda dos Santos	BRA	5.35	5.02	5.35	-
=13	2	Dawn Josephs	CAN	5.34	5.34	-	-
=13	17	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN	5.34	5.34	-	-
15	7	Tamar Metal	ISR	5.16	×	5.06	5.16
16	10	Kathleen Russell	JAM	5.10	4.47	5.10	4.70
NM	13	Rosella Thorne	CAN	–	×	×	×

Final Round (23 July 1952 — 16:50)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	20	Yvette Williams	NZL	6.24	×	×	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	×	5.53	5.46	5.78	5.82
4	19	Irmgard Schmelzer	GER	5.90	5.89	5.76	5.90	×	5.84	×
5	16	Willy Lust	NED	5.81	5.68	5.65	5.79	×	5.81	×
6	1	Nina Tyurkina	URS	5.81	5.61	5.81	5.76	5.52	×	×
7	23	Mabel Landry	USA	5.75	×	×	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	5.50	5.63	5.65	–	–	–
12	17	Elżbieta Duńska	POL	5.65	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	×	5.57	×	–	–	–
15	9	Leni Hofknecht	GER	5.55	5.45	5.54	5.55	–	–	–
16	7	Ayako Yoshikawa	JPN	5.54	5.54	×	5.38	–	–	–
17	2	Dawn Josephs	CAN	5.47	5.17	5.47	5.44	–	–	–
18	10	Gladys Erbetta	ARG	5.47	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	×	4.98	4.66	–	–	–