| | Event type
Long Jump, Women
| Date | 27 November 1956 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Participants | 19 from 11 countries |
Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) had finished third at the 1954 European Championships. In Melbourne she took the lead in round one with 6.20 (20-4¼), and equaled her own world record in round two with 6.35 (20-10), winning easily. America’s Willye White went 6.06 (19-10¾) in the third round to move into second. But in round five, Nadezhda Dvalishvili jumped 6.07 (19-11) to take over second spot, only to see White take back the silver medal in the final round with 6.09 (19-11¾).
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 530 | Elżbieta Krzesińska |  POL | 6.13w (1) | 6.35 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 548 | Willye White |  USA | 6.00 (2) | 6.09 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 551 | Nadezhda Dvalishvili |  URS | 5.95w (3) | 6.07 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 543 | Erika Fisch |  GER | 5.78w (9) | 5.89w (4) | |||
| 5 | 523 | Marthe Lambert |  FRA | 5.79 (8) | 5.88 (5) | |||
| 6 | 550 | Valentina Shaprunova | URS | 5.86w (4) | 5.85 (6) | |||
| 7 | 547 | Beverly Weigel |  NZL | 5.79 (7) | 5.85 (7) | |||
| 8 | 538 | Nancy Borwick |  AUS | 5.80w (5) | 5.82 (8) | |||
| 9 | 499 | Maria Kusion | POL | 5.80 (6) | 5.79 (9) | |||
| 10 | 542 | Helga Hoffmann | GER | 5.73 (11) | 5.73w (10) | |||
| 11 | 661 | Olga Gyarmati |  HUN | 5.76w (10) | 5.66 (11) | |||
| 12 | 515 | Genowefa Minicka | POL | 5.72 (12) | 5.64 (12) | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 546 | Yoshie Takahashi |  JPN | 5.68 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 540 | Erica Willis | AUS | 5.64 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 545 | Thelma Hopkins |  GBR | 5.59w (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 539 | Margaret Johnson | AUS | 5.59 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 541 | Dorothy Kozak |  CAN | 5.50 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 549 | Margaret Matthews | USA | 5.12 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 544 | Sheila Hoskin | GBR | – (19) | – | |||
| 690 | Reinelde Knapp |  AUT | – ( | – | ||||
| 474 | Maureen Rever | CAN | – ( | – | ||||
| 508 | Galina Popova | URS | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 27 November 1956 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | All those reaching 5.70 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #1 Wind (m/s) | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | Round #3 Wind (m/s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 530 | Elżbieta Krzesińska | POL | 6.13w | +2.5 | – | 6.13w | +2.5 | - | - | – | ||
| 2 | 548 | Willye White | USA | 6.00 | -1.0 | – | 6.00 | -1.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 3 | 551 | Nadezhda Dvalishvili | URS | 5.95w | +4.0 | – | 5.95w | +4.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 4 | 550 | Valentina Shaprunova | URS | 5.86w | +5.5 | – | 5.86w | +5.5 | - | - | – | ||
| 5 | 538 | Nancy Borwick | AUS | 5.80w | +2.5 | – | 5.80w | +2.5 | - | - | – | ||
| 6 | 499 | Maria Kusion | POL | 5.80 | +1.0 | – | 5.80 | +1.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 7 | 547 | Beverly Weigel | NZL | 5.79 | 0.0 | – | 5.79 | 0.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 8 | 523 | Marthe Lambert | FRA | 5.79 | +2.0 | – | 5.79 | +2.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 9 | 543 | Erika Fisch | GER | 5.78w | +3.0 | – | 5.78w | +3.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 10 | 661 | Olga Gyarmati | HUN | 5.76w | +4.0 | – | 5.76w | +4.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 11 | 542 | Helga Hoffmann | GER | 5.73 | +1.0 | – | 5.73 | +1.0 | - | - | – | ||
| 12 | 515 | Genowefa Minicka | POL | 5.72 | -0.5 | – | 5.72 | -0.5 | - | - | – | ||
| 13 | 546 | Yoshie Takahashi | JPN | 5.68 | -1.0 | – | 5.66 | – | x | 5.68 | -1.0 | ||
| 14 | 540 | Erica Willis | AUS | 5.64 | +2.0 | – | x | – | 5.57 | 5.64 | +2.0 | ||
| 15 | 545 | Thelma Hopkins | GBR | 5.59w | +4.0 | 5.56 | 5.56 | – | 5.13 | 5.59 | +4.0 | ||
| 16 | 539 | Margaret Johnson | AUS | 5.59 | 0.0 | 5.50 | 5.38 | – | 5.50 | 5.59 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | 541 | Dorothy Kozak | CAN | 5.50 | 0.0 | – | 5.40 | – | 5.41 | 5.50 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | 549 | Margaret Matthews | USA | 5.12 | +1.2 | – | x | – | x | 5.12 | +1.2 | ||
| 19 | 544 | Sheila Hoskin | GBR | – | – | – | x | – | x | x | – | ||
| 690 | Reinelde Knapp | AUT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 474 | Maureen Rever | CAN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 508 | Galina Popova | URS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 27 November 1956 — 16:05 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #1 Wind (m/s) | Round #2 Distance | Round #2 Wind (m/s) | Round #3 Distance | Round #3 Wind (m/s) | Round #4 Distance | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 530 | Elżbieta Krzesińska | POL | 6.35 | +0.6 | – | 6.20 | +2.0 | 6.35 | +0.6 | x | – | x | 6.02 | x | ||
| 2 | 548 | Willye White | USA | 6.09 | – | – | 5.96 | – | 5.91 | – | 6.06 | – | 5.95 | 5.96 | 6.09 | ||
| 3 | 551 | Nadezhda Dvalishvili | URS | 6.07 | – | – | 6.00 | – | 5.81 | – | x | – | 5.91 | 6.07 | 5.98 | ||
| 4 | 543 | Erika Fisch | GER | 5.89w | +3.5 | – | 5.89w | +3.5 | 5.62 | +1.0 | 5.75 | – | 5.63 | 5.49 | x | ||
| 5 | 523 | Marthe Lambert | FRA | 5.88 | +2.0 | – | 5.88 | +2.0 | 5.80 | – | 5.78 | – | x | 4.35 | 5.77 | ||
| 6 | 550 | Valentina Shaprunova | URS | 5.85 | +1.0 | 5.82 | 5.85 | +1.0 | 5.69 | – | 5.61 | – | 5.52 | 5.82 | 5.76 | ||
| 7 | 547 | Beverly Weigel | NZL | 5.85 | 0.0 | 5.68 | 5.85 | 0.0 | 5.66 | – | 5.68 | – | x | x | 5.72 | ||
| 8 | 538 | Nancy Borwick | AUS | 5.82 | +1.0 | – | 5.71 | – | 5.82 | +1.0 | 5.47 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 499 | Maria Kusion | POL | 5.79 | 0.0 | – | 5.74 | – | 5.72 | – | 5.79 | 0.0 | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 542 | Helga Hoffmann | GER | 5.73w | +2.5 | – | 5.73w | +2.5 | 5.70 | – | 5.58 | 0.0 | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 661 | Olga Gyarmati | HUN | 5.66 | 0.0 | – | 5.66 | 0.0 | 5.45 | – | 5.63 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 515 | Genowefa Minicka | POL | 5.64 | +2.0 | – | x | – | 5.64 | +2.0 | 5.62 | – | – | – | – |