Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's high jump

|games = 1960 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Olympic Stadium

|dates = September 8, 1960

|competitors = 23

|nations = 15

|win_value = 1.85 {{OlyR|athletics}}

|win_label = Winning height

|longnames = yes

|gold = Iolanda Balaș

|goldNOC = ROU

|silver = Dorothy Shirley

|silverNOC = GBR

|silver2 = Jarosława Jóźwiakowska

|silverNOC2 = POL

|prev=1956

|next=1964

}}

The women's high jump field event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 8.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-high-jump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-high-jump.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's High Jump |access-date=28 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Results

Top 12 jumpers and ties and all jumpers clearing 1.65 metres advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.

=Qualifying=

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	1.50	1.55	1.60	1.65
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=lightblue \| 1	align=left\|Iolanda Balaș	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|ROU\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	p	p	o	o
bgcolor=lightblue \| 2T	align=left\|Valentina Ballod	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	p	o	o	o
bgcolor=lightblue \| 2T	align=left\|Marlene Schmitz-Portz	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|EUA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	p	o	o	o
bgcolor=lightblue \| 4T	align=left\|Ingrid Becker	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|EUA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	o
bgcolor=lightblue \| 4T	align=left\|Jarosława Jóźwiakowska	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|POL\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	o
bgcolor=lightblue \| 4T	align=left\|Dorothy Shirley	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|GBR\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	o
bgcolor=lightblue \| 7T	align=left\|Olga Gere	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|YUG\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 7T	align=left\|Inga-Britt Lorentzon	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|SWE\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 7T	align=left\|Neomia Rogers	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|USA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 10T	align=left\|Taisiya Chenchik	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	xo	xo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 10T	align=left\|Florence Pétry	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|FRA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	xo	o	xo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 12	align=left\|Frances Slaap	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|GBR\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	xxo	o	xo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 13	align=left\|Helen Frith	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|AUS\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	p	o	xxo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 14T	align=left\|Galina Dolya	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xxo
bgcolor=lightblue \| 14T	align=left\|Nel Zwier	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|NED\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xxo
16T	align=left\|Diny Hobers	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|NED\|1960 Summer}}	1.60	o	o	o	xxx
16T	align=left\|Karin Lenzke	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|EUA\|1960 Summer}}	1.60	o	o	o	xxx
18	align=left\|Mette Oxvang	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|DEN\|1960 Summer}}	1.60	o	o	xo	xxx
19	align=left\|Marinella Bortoluzzi	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|ITA\|1960 Summer}}	1.55	o	o	xxx
20	align=left\|Brenda Archer	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|GUY\|1960 Summer}}	1.55	o	xo	xxx
21T	align=left\|Barbara Brown	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|USA\|1960 Summer}}	1.50	o	xxx
21T	align=left\|Jean Gaertner	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|USA\|1960 Summer}}	1.50	o	xxx
23	align=left\|Canel Konvur	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|TUR\|1960 Summer}}	1.50	xxo	xxx

=Final=

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	1.55	1.60	1.65	1.68	1.71	1.73	1.75	1.77	1.81	1.85	1.87	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{gold1}}	align=left\|Iolanda Balaș	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|ROU\|1960 Summer}}	1.85	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxp	OR
{{silver2}}	align=left\|Jarosława Jóźwiakowska	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|POL\|1960 Summer}}	1.71	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
{{silver2}}	align=left\|Dorothy Shirley	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|GBR\|1960 Summer}}	1.71	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
4	align=left\|Galina Dolya	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	1.71	o	o	xo	o	xxo
5	align=left\|Taisiya Chenchik	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	1.68	o	o	o	o	xxx
6T	align=left\|Helen Frith	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|AUS\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
6T	align=left\|Inga-Britt Lorentzon	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|SWE\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
6T	align=left\|Frances Slaap	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|GBR\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	o	xxx
9T	align=left\|Ingrid Becker	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|EUA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	align=left\|Nel Zwier	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|NED\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	align=left\|Florence Pétry	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|FRA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	align=left\|Marlene Schmitz	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|EUA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
9T	align=left\|Olga Gere	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|YUG\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	o	xo	xxx
14	align=left\|Neomia Rogers	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|USA\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	xo	xxo	xo	xxx
15	align=left\|Valentina Ballod	align=left\| {{FlagIOC\|URS\|1960 Summer}}	1.65	o	xo	xxo	xxx

Key: OR = Olympic record; o = clear; p = pass; x = fail

References

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Category:High jump at the Olympics

Category:1960 in women's athletics

Category:Women's events at the 1960 Summer Olympics