Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's High Jump
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The women's
high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the
1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
. 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.


Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. ''(*)'' 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 Romania competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 21 athletes (19 men and 2 women) competed in 16 events across two sports (athletics and fencing). Athletics 13 athletes (11 men and 2 women) competed for Romania in 11 athle ...
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.


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Olympic Report
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High jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
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