Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's high jump
The women's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November 1962.
| Women's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GR CR Aust.R WA. R | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 yd | men | women |
| 220 yd | men | women |
| 440 yd | men | |
| 880 yd | men | women |
| 1 mile | men | |
| 3 miles | men | |
| 6 miles | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 120 yd hurdles | men | |
| 440 yd hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
| 4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
The event was won by 19-year-old Australian Robyn Woodhouse in her first international competition. Woodhouse won by two inches ahead of her fellow countrywomen Helen Frith and Michele Mason, the defending champion. Woodhouse's jump of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) set four new records. It broke the British Empire and Commonwealth record by one inch, Mason's Games record set in Cardiff by three inches, the Australian open (all-comers) record of American Mildred McDaniel by 3⁄4 of an inch and Mason's Australian national record by one inch. The jump placed Woodhouse only behind the world record holder, Romania's Iolanda Balaș, who had cleared 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m).[1]
This was one five events at the 1962 Games where Australia won the clean sweep of medals. The others were the women's long jump, the men's 440 yard freestyle, men's 1650 yard freestyle and the men's 220 yard butterfly.
Records
| World record |  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Sofia, Bulgaria | 16 July 1961 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |   | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 23 July 1958 | [2] |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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 | Robyn Woodhouse | | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | GR, CR[1] |
 | Helen Frith | | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
 | Michele Mason | | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| 4 | Linda Knowles |  | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| 5 | Frances Slaap | | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| 6 | Carolyn Wright | | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| 7 | Dorothy Shirley | | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
| 8 | Lorraine Curtis | | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| 9 | Thelma Hopkins |  | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| 10 | Pamela Burnett | | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |
| Mary Peters | | DNS |
References
- Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Records in high jump". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
- "Fifth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 24 July 1958. p. 11.
- "Results of the women's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.