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High Jump, Women

Date16 – 17 October 1968
StatusOlympic
LocationEstadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México
Participants24 from 14 countries

With Iolanda Balaş retired, the competition was wide-open. There were 14 competitors, but all jumped 1.74 (5-8½) in the qualifying round to advance to the final round. Eight jumpers were still in after 1.78 metres (5-10), but at 1.80 (5-10¾), only Miloslava Rezková (TCH), Antonina Okorokova (URS), and Valentina Kozyr (URS) were still alive. Režková jumped 1.82 metres (5-11½) on her third attempt to win the gold medal. Okorokova won the silver based on a first-attempt clearance at 1.80 (5-10¾), as Kozyr had needed three shots at that height. Režková was only 18-years-old and was an attractive, bubbly young lady who became one of the most popular champions in Ciudad de México.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCQualifyingFinal
176Miloslava RezkováTCH1.74 (=9)1.82 (1)Gold
2237Antonina OkorokovaURS1.74 (8)1.80 (2)Silver
3235Valentina KozyrURS1.74 (5)1.80 (3)Bronze
477Jaroslava ValentováTCH1.74 (1)1.78 (4)
525Rita SchmidtGDR1.74 (=2)1.78 (5)
673Mária FaithováTCH1.74 (6)1.78 (6)
726Karin SchulzeGDR1.74 (=2)1.76 (7)
841Ilona GusenbauerAUT1.74 (=2)1.76 (8)
=9116Ghislaine BarnayFRA1.74 (12)1.71 (=9)
=9158Magdolna CsábiHUN1.74 (=13)1.71 (=9)
1146Maria CiprianoBRA1.74 (=9)1.71 (11)
12232Vera GrushkinaURS1.74 (=9)1.71 (12)
13128Barbara InkpenGBR1.74 (7)1.68 (13)
14254Snežana HrepevnikYUG1.74 (=13)1.68 (14)
15 r1/2181Audrey ReidJAM1.71 (15)
16 r1/2118Nicole DeniseFRA1.68 (16)
17 r1/250Yordanka BlagoevaBUL1.68 (17)
18 r1/251Katya LazovaBUL1.68 (18)
19 r1/298Eleanor MontgomeryUSA1.68 (19)
20 r1/2140Dorothy ShirleyGBR1.68 (20)
21 r1/2209Virginia BonciROU1.65 (21)
22 r1/288Sharon CallahanUSA1.60 (22)
23 r1/2199Anne Lise WærnessNOR1.60 (23)
AC r1/286Estelle BaskervilleUSA– (NH)
DNS258Patsy CallenderBAR– (DNS)
DNS63Sandra JohnsonCRC– (DNS)
DNS111Lolita LagrosasPHI– (DNS)

Qualifying Round

Date16 October 1968 — 10:00
FormatTop 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.74 metres advanced to the final.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedTotal Attempts thru Best Height Cleared
177Jaroslava ValentováTCH1.74003Q
=241Ilona GusenbauerAUT1.74004Q
=226Karin SchulzeGDR1.74004Q
=225Rita SchmidtGDR1.74004Q
5235Valentina KozyrURS1.74006Q
673Mária FaithováTCH1.74016Q
7128Barbara InkpenGBR1.74026Q
8237Antonina OkorokovaURS1.74114Q
=946Maria CiprianoBRA1.74116Q
=976Miloslava RezkováTCH1.74116Q
=9232Vera GrushkinaURS1.74116Q
12116Ghislaine BarnayFRA1.74137Q
=13158Magdolna CsábiHUN1.74238Q
=13254Snežana HrepevnikYUG1.74238Q
15181Audrey ReidJAM1.71139
16118Nicole DeniseFRA1.68002
1750Yordanka BlagoevaBUL1.68014
1851Katya LazovaBUL1.68015
1998Eleanor MontgomeryUSA1.68024
20140Dorothy ShirleyGBR1.68226
21209Virginia BonciROU1.65003
2288Sharon CallahanUSA1.60014
23199Anne Lise WærnessNOR1.60114
NH86Estelle BaskervilleUSA
DNS258Patsy CallenderBAR
DNS63Sandra JohnsonCRC
DNS111Lolita LagrosasPHI

Group A

Date16 October 1968
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedTotal Attempts thru Best Height ClearedAttempts at 1.50 mAttempts at 1.55 mAttempts at 1.60 mAttempts at 1.65 mAttempts at 1.68 mAttempts at 1.71 mAttempts at 1.74 m
110Jaroslava ValentováTCH1.74003---o-oo
=24Ilona GusenbauerAUT1.74004---oooo
=22Karin SchulzeGDR1.74004---oooo
=23Rita SchmidtGDR1.74004---oooo
58Valentina KozyrURS1.74006-oooooo
611Mária FaithováTCH1.74016--oooxoo
712Antonina OkorokovaURS1.74114---o-oxo
=81Miloslava RezkováTCH1.74116--ooooxo
=85Vera GrushkinaURS1.74116--ooooxo
1013Yordanka BlagoevaBUL1.68014--oxooxxx
116Eleanor MontgomeryUSA1.68024---xxooxxx
127Virginia BonciROU1.65003-ooo-xxx
DNS9Patsy CallenderBAR

Group B

Date16 October 1968
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedTotal Attempts thru Best Height ClearedAttempts at 1.50 mAttempts at 1.55 mAttempts at 1.60 mAttempts at 1.65 mAttempts at 1.68 mAttempts at 1.71 mAttempts at 1.74 m
16Barbara InkpenGBR1.74026---xooxoo
27Maria CiprianoBRA1.74116--ooooxo
38Ghislaine BarnayFRA1.74137---ooxxoxo
=44Magdolna CsábiHUN1.74238--ooxooxxo
=412Snežana HrepevnikYUG1.74238--ooxooxxo
61Audrey ReidJAM1.71139ooooxxoxoxxx
75Nicole DeniseFRA1.68002---ooxxx
814Katya LazovaBUL1.68015-ooxooxxx
92Dorothy ShirleyGBR1.68226-oooxxoxxx
1011Sharon CallahanUSA1.60014oxooxxx
119Anne Lise WærnessNOR1.60114ooxoxxx
NH13Estelle BaskervilleUSA
DNS3Sandra JohnsonCRC
DNS10Lolita LagrosasPHI

Final Round

Date17 October 1968 — 15:00
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCBest Height ClearedMisses at Best Height ClearedTotal Misses thru Best Height ClearedTotal Attempts thru Best Height ClearedAttempts at 1.60 mAttempts at 1.65 mAttempts at 1.68 mAttempts at 1.71 mAttempts at 1.74 mAttempts at 1.76 mAttempts at 1.78 mAttempts at 1.80 mAttempts at 1.82 mAttempts at 1.84 m
110Miloslava RezkováTCH1.822512-o-xoxoxoooxxoxxx
29Antonina OkorokovaURS1.80015--o-o-xooxxx
312Valentina KozyrURS1.802310-oooooxoxxoxxx
47Jaroslava ValentováTCH1.78015-o-o-xooxxx
54Rita SchmidtGDR1.78138-o-oxxooxoxxx
65Mária FaithováTCH1.78249-xo-oxooxxoxxx
78Karin SchulzeGDR1.76015-o-xoooxxx
811Ilona GusenbauerAUT1.76126--oxooxoxxx
=91Ghislaine BarnayFRA1.71003-oooxxx
=914Magdolna CsábiHUN1.71003-oooxxx
112Maria CiprianoBRA1.71226oooxxoxxx
123Vera GrushkinaURS1.71236-oxoxxoxxx
136Barbara InkpenGBR1.68002-ooxxx
1413Snežana HrepevnikYUG1.68124-xoxoxxx