Women High Jump Athletics XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 - Thursday 8th September

Women High Jump Athletics XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 - Thursday 8th September - Gold Medal: Iolanda Balas, Romania

Final

Height

n et/em

155

160

165

168

171

173

175

177

181

185

187

1. Iolanda Balas

Romania

1.85m

3 10/3

XXO

2. Jaroslawa Jozwiakowska

Poland

1.71m

1 4/0

XXX

2. Dorothy Shirley

Great Britain

1.71m

1 4/0

XXX

4. Galina Dolya

Soviet Union

1.71m

3 8/3

XXO

XXX

5. Taisia Chenchik

Soviet Union

1.68m

1 4/0

XXX

6. Inga-Britt Lorentzon

Sweden

1.65m

1 3/0

XXX

6. Frances Slapp

Great Britain

1.65m

1 3/0

XXX

6. Helen Frith

Australia

1.65m

1 3/0

XXX

9. I. Becker

Germany

1.65m

2 4/1

XXX

9. P. Zwier

Netherlands

1.65m

2 4/1

XXX

9. F. Petry-Amiel

France

1.65m

2 4/1

XXX

9. M. Schmitz-Portz

Germany

1.65m

2 4/1

XXX

9. O. Gere

Yugoslavia

1.65m

2 4/1

XXX

14.N. Rogers

United States

1.65m

2 7/4

XXO

XXX

15.V. Ballod

Soviet Union

1.65m

3 6/3

XXO

XXX

world Women High Jump History

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma. 65,000. -- competitors from -- nations.

After losing in Melbourne, Balaș went on to win 140 consecutive com- petitions; Finally losing in June 1967. She was the most dominant sin- gle event athlete in history, and duly controlled the Rome competition, scissoring over 1.73 to win the competition ahead of Józwiakowska and Shirley, who tied for second ahead of Dolya. The Romanian went on to clear 1.77, and then improved the Olympic record with 1.81 and 1.85 before missing twice at a new world record of 1.87.

Qualification - Wednesday 07.09

mark 1.65m 15 Athletes

Qualification group	Team	Height	n et/em	150	155	160	165
1. Iolanda Balas	Romania	1.65m	1 2/0			O	O
2. M. Schmitz-Portz	Germany	1.65m	1 3/0		O	O	O
2. V. Ballod	Soviet Union	1.65m	1 3/0		O	O	O
4. I. Becker	Germany	1.65m	1 4/0	O	O	O	O
4. O. Gere	JUG	1.65m	1 4/0	O	O	O	O
4. Jaroslawa Jozwiakowska	Poland	1.65m	1 4/0	O	O	O	O
4. Dorothy Shirley	Great Britain	1.65m	1 4/0	O	O	O	O
8. Inga-Brit Lorentzon	Sweden	1.65m	2 5/2	O	O	O	XO
8. N. Rogers	United States	1.65m	2 4/1	O	O	O	XO
10.Taisia Chenchik	Soviet Union	1.65m	2 6/2	O	O	XO	XO
10.F. Petry-Amiel	France	1.65m	2 6/2	O	XO	O	XO
12.Frances Slaap	Great Britain	1.65m	2 7/3	O	XXO	O	XO
13.Helen Frith	Australia	1.65m	3 5/2	O		O	XXO
14.P. Zwier	Netherlands	1.65m	3 6/2	O	O	O	XXO
14.Galina Dolia	Soviet Union	1.65m	3 6/2	O	O	O	XXO
eliminated
16.E. Hobers	Netherlands	1.60m	1 3/0	O	O	O	XXX
16.K. Lenzke	Germany	1.60m	1 3/0	O	O	O	XXX
18.M. Oxvang	Denmark	1.60m	2 4/1	O	O	XO	XXX
19.M. Bortoluzzi	Italy	1.55m	1 2/0	O	O	XXX
20.B. Archer	Guatemala	1.55m	2 3/1	O	XO	XXX
21.B. Brown	United States	1.50m	1 1/0	O	XXX
21.J. Geartner	United States	1.50m	1 1/0	O	XXX
23.C. Konvur	Turkey	1.50m	3 3/2	XXO	XXX
-. J. Jih	Chinese Taipei	DNS

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