Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
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The women's long jump was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualification mark was set at 5.70 metres. Seven athletes didn't surpass that distance in the morning heats.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ATH/womens-long-jump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173553/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/ATH/womens-long-jump.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's Long Jump |access-date=15 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Summary
In the final, the three medalists separated from the rest of the field on their first attempts, just as they had in qualifying. Elżbieta Krzesińska, who had set the world record three months earlier, jumped 6.20m, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili went 6.00 meters exactly and 16 year old Willye White jumped 5.96m. In the second round, Krzesińska equalled her world record {{T&Fcalc|6.35}}. In the third round, White jumped 6.06m to move into silver position. On her fifth attempt Khnykina-Dvalishvili edged into silver with a 6.07m jump. On her final attempt, White jumped 6.09m to take the silver for good. 16 years later, White was still a finalist in 1972.
Final classification
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| RANK | align="left" style="width: 20em"|NAME ATHLETE | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Elżbieta Krzesińska|POL|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|6.35 m ={{AthAbbr|WR}} | ||
| align="center"|File:Med 2.png
|{{flagIOCathlete|Willye White|USA|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|6.09 m | ||
| align="center"|File:Med 3.png
|{{flagIOCathlete|Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili|URS|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|6.07 m | ||
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Erika Fisch|EUA|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.89 m | ||
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Marthe Lambert|FRA|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.88 m | ||
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Valentina Shaprunova|URS|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.85 m | ||
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Beverly Weigel|NZL|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.85 m | ||
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Nancy Borwick|AUS|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.82 m | ||
| align="center"|9.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Maria Kusion|POL|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.79 m | ||
| align="center"|10.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Helga Hoffmann|EUA|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.73 m | ||
| align="center"|11.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Olga Gyarmati|HUN|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.66 m | ||
| align="center"|12.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Genowefa Minicka|POL|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|5.64 m | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Dorothy Kozak|CAN|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Sheila Hoskin|GBR|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Erica Willis|AUS|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Yoshie Takahashi|JPN|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Margaret Johnson|AUS|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Margaret Matthews|USA|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ | ||
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|{{flagIOCathlete|Thelma Hopkins|GBR|1956 Summer}} |align="center"|DNQ |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130544/http://www.olympic-museum.de/o-reports/report1956.htm Official Report]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184814/http://todor66.com/olim/1956/Athletics/Women_Long_Jump.html Results]
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