| Date | 15 October 1964 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Kokuritsu Kyogijo, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Participants | 26 from 18 countries |
It was considered that Romania’s Iolanda Balaş could only lose by injury, as she was the most dominant high jumper ever, male or female. She was in the midst of an 11½-year winning streak, extending from the Melbourne Olympics thru June 1967, which encompassed a 140 match winning streak. She had set the last 12 world records, held the global mark in 1964 with 1.91 metres (6-3¼), and had won the 1958 and 1962 European Championships. Michele Mason-Brown (AUS) finished second in Tokyo with 1.80 (5-10¾), but Balaş would clear that height, and then 1.82 (5-11½), 1.86 (6-1¼), and 1.90 (6-2¾) metres to win the gold medal. Two weeks after the Tokyo Olympics, Mason-Brown would become the second woman to jump over six feet.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 173 | Iolanda Balaș |  ROU | 1.70 (=1) | 1.90 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 15 | Michele Mason-Brown |  AUS | 1.70 (=1) | 1.80 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 205 | Taisiya Chenchik |  URS | 1.70 (10) | 1.78 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 22 | Aída dos Santos |  BRA | 1.70 (=5) | 1.74 (4) | |||
| 5 | 31 | Dianne Gerace |  CAN | 1.70 (=1) | 1.71 (5) | |||
| 6 | 63 | Frances Slaap |  GBR | 1.70 (4) | 1.71 (6) | |||
| 7 | 238 | Olga Gere-Pulić |  YUG | 1.70 (9) | 1.71 (7) | |||
| 8 | 228 | Eleanor Montgomery |  USA | 1.70 (8) | 1.71 (8) | |||
| 9 | 86 | Karin Rüger |  GER | 1.68 (12) | 1.71 (9) | |||
| 10 | 171 | Jarosława Bieda |  POL | 1.70 (=5) | 1.71 (10) | |||
| 11 | 16 | Robyn Woodhouse | AUS | 1.70 (7) | 1.71 (11) | |||
| 12 | 84 | Gerda Kupferschmied | GER | 1.70 (11) | 1.68 (12) | |||
| 13 | 40 | Leena Kaarna |  FIN | 1.68 (15) | 1.65 (13) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 20 | Ulla Flegel |  AUT | 1.68 (14) | – ( | |||
| AC r2/2 | 227 | Terri Brown | USA | 1.68 (13) | – ( | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 62 | Gwenda Matthews | GBR | 1.65 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 206 | Galina Kostenko | URS | 1.65 (=16) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 138 | Amelia Okoli |  NGR | 1.65 (18) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 120 | Michal Lamdani |  ISR | 1.65 (=19) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 229 | Estelle Baskerville | USA | 1.65 (=19) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 21 | Liese Sykora | AUT | 1.65 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 61 | Linda Knowles | GBR | 1.60 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 247 | Mitsuko Torii |  JPN | 1.60 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 163 | Lolita Lagrosas |  PHI | 1.55 (24) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 117 | Nazli Bayat Makou |  IRI | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 187 | Tipapan Leenasen |  THA | – ( | – | |||
| 85 | Doris Langer | GER | – ( | – | 1 | |||
| – | Kim Jeon-Ja |  KOR | – ( | – |
| Date | 15 October 1964 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.70 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Total Attempts thru Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 15 | Michele Mason-Brown | AUS | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| =1 | 31 | Dianne Gerace | CAN | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| =1 | 173 | Iolanda Balaș | ROU | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 63 | Frances Slaap | GBR | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| =5 | 22 | Aída dos Santos | BRA | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| =5 | 171 | Jarosława Bieda | POL | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 16 | Robyn Woodhouse | AUS | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 228 | Eleanor Montgomery | USA | 1.70 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 238 | Olga Gere-Pulić | YUG | 1.70 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 205 | Taisiya Chenchik | URS | 1.70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 84 | Gerda Kupferschmied | GER | 1.70 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 86 | Karin Rüger | GER | 1.68 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 227 | Terri Brown | USA | 1.68 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 20 | Ulla Flegel | AUT | 1.68 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 40 | Leena Kaarna | FIN | 1.68 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| =16 | 62 | Gwenda Matthews | GBR | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| =16 | 206 | Galina Kostenko | URS | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 138 | Amelia Okoli | NGR | 1.65 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| =19 | 120 | Michal Lamdani | ISR | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| =19 | 229 | Estelle Baskerville | USA | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Liese Sykora | AUT | 1.65 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 61 | Linda Knowles | GBR | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 247 | Mitsuko Torii | JPN | 1.60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 24 | 163 | Lolita Lagrosas | PHI | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 117 | Nazli Bayat Makou | IRI | – | – | – | – | |||
| 187 | Tipapan Leenasen | THA | – | – | – | – | |||
| – | Kim Jeon-Ja | KOR | – | – | – | – | |||
| 85 | Doris Langer | GER | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 15 October 1964 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.70 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Total Attempts thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 1.55 m | Attempts at 1.60 m | Attempts at 1.65 m | Attempts at 1.68 m | Attempts at 1.70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Michele Mason-Brown | AUS | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | o | - | o | ||
| 2 | 63 | Frances Slaap | GBR | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | o | o | - | o | ||
| 3 | 16 | Robyn Woodhouse | AUS | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | o | o | o | o | o | ||
| 4 | 238 | Olga Gere-Pulić | YUG | 1.70 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | xo | xo | o | o | ||
| 5 | 84 | Gerda Kupferschmied | GER | 1.70 | 1 | 3 | 8 | o | o | xo | xo | xo | ||
| 6 | 86 | Karin Rüger | GER | 1.68 | 0 | 1 | 5 | o | o | xo | o | xxx | ||
| 7 | 40 | Leena Kaarna | FIN | 1.68 | 2 | 3 | 7 | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | ||
| =8 | 62 | Gwenda Matthews | GBR | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | o | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =8 | 206 | Galina Kostenko | URS | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | o | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =10 | 120 | Michal Lamdani | ISR | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | 4 | o | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =10 | 229 | Estelle Baskerville | USA | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | 4 | o | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 61 | Linda Knowles | GBR | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 187 | Tipapan Leenasen | THA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 85 | Doris Langer | GER | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 15 October 1964 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.70 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Total Attempts thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 1.55 m | Attempts at 1.60 m | Attempts at 1.65 m | Attempts at 1.68 m | Attempts at 1.70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 31 | Dianne Gerace | CAN | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | o | - | o | ||
| =1 | 173 | Iolanda Balaș | ROU | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | o | - | o | ||
| =3 | 22 | Aída dos Santos | BRA | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | o | o | o | o | ||
| =3 | 171 | Jarosława Bieda | POL | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | o | o | o | o | ||
| 5 | 228 | Eleanor Montgomery | USA | 1.70 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | o | xxo | o | ||
| 6 | 205 | Taisiya Chenchik | URS | 1.70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | o | o | o | xo | ||
| 7 | 227 | Terri Brown | USA | 1.68 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 8 | 20 | Ulla Flegel | AUT | 1.68 | 1 | 4 | 8 | xo | o | xxo | xo | xxx | ||
| 9 | 138 | Amelia Okoli | NGR | 1.65 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 10 | 21 | Liese Sykora | AUT | 1.65 | 2 | 5 | 8 | xo | xxo | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 247 | Mitsuko Torii | JPN | 1.60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | o | xo | xxx | – | – | ||
| 12 | 163 | Lolita Lagrosas | PHI | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 117 | Nazli Bayat Makou | IRI | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| – | Kim Jeon-Ja | KOR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 15 October 1964 — 14:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Total Attempts thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 1.55 m | Attempts at 1.60 m | Attempts at 1.65 m | Attempts at 1.68 m | Attempts at 1.71 m | Attempts at 1.74 m | Attempts at 1.76 m | Attempts at 1.78 m | Attempts at 1.80 m | Attempts at 1.82 m | Attempts at 1.86 m | Attempts at 1.90 m | Attempts at 1.92 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 173 | Iolanda Balaș | ROU | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | o | - | o | - | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 2 | 15 | Michele Mason-Brown | AUS | 1.80 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | o | - | o | - | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | 205 | Taisiya Chenchik | URS | 1.78 | 0 | 3 | 9 | - | - | o | o | xo | o | xxo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | 22 | Aída dos Santos | BRA | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | 31 | Dianne Gerace | CAN | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | o | - | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | 63 | Frances Slaap | GBR | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | 238 | Olga Gere-Pulić | YUG | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 228 | Eleanor Montgomery | USA | 1.71 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | xo | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 86 | Karin Rüger | GER | 1.71 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | o | xo | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 171 | Jarosława Bieda | POL | 1.71 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 16 | Robyn Woodhouse | AUS | 1.71 | 2 | 3 | 8 | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 84 | Gerda Kupferschmied | GER | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 40 | Leena Kaarna | FIN | 1.65 | 1 | 2 | 5 | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 20 | Ulla Flegel | AUT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 227 | Terri Brown | USA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
