Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was the first appearance of the event, one of five events that marked the debut of women's Olympic athletics in 1928. The competition was held on Sunday, August 5, 1928. Twenty high jumpers from nine nations competed.[1]

Women's high jump
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateAugust 5
Competitors20 from 9 nations
Winning height1.595 m
Medalists
Ethel Catherwood  Canada
Lien Gisolf  Netherlands
Mildred Wiley  United States
Athletics at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1.58 Ethel Catherwood Regina (CAN) September 6, 1926
1.58 Lien Gisolf Brussels (BEL) July 3, 1928
1.60(*) Marjorie Clark London (GBR) June 23, 1928
1.60(*) Ethel Catherwood Halifax (CAN) July 2, 1928
Olympic Record -

(*) unofficial

In the final Ethel Catherwood set a new official world record with 1.595 metres.

Results

The qualification started at 1.15 p.m. The top 12 and ties and all those clearing the qualification height of 1.40 metres qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available. Only the Romanian Irina Orendi was unable to clear 1.40 metres, which means that nineteen high jumpers competed in the final. The final started at 2.30 p.m. on the same day. The jumping order is not available and the jumping series are only known for the medalists.

RankAthleteNationQual.FinalNotes
Result 1.451.481.511.541.561.581.60[2]Result
Ethel Catherwood Canada1.40OOOOOOXXO1.595[2]WR
Lien Gisolf Netherlands1.40OOOXOXOXXX1.56
Mildred Wiley United States1.40OOOXOXOXXX1.56
4Jean Shiley United States1.401.51
5Marjorie Clark South Africa1.401.48
6Helma Notte Germany1.401.48
7Inge Braumüller Germany1.401.48
8Catherine Maguire United States1.401.48
9Marion Holley United States1.401.48
10Léontine Stevens Belgium1.401.48
11Hélène Bons France1.401.45
12Lucienne Laudré France1.401.45
13Bride Adams-Ray Sweden1.401.45
14Évelyne Cloupet France1.401.40
15Ann-Margret Ahlstrand Sweden1.401.40
16Sidonie Verschueren Belgium1.401.40
17Elise Van Truyen Belgium1.401.40
18Elisabeth Bonetsmüller Germany1.401.40
19IJke Buisma Netherlands1.40NM
20Irina Orendi Romania1.35Did not advance

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's High Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. After Catherwood's world record jump, the height was remeasured to the new world record height of 1.595 metres.
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