Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump explained

Event:Women's long jump
Games:1964 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Date:14 October
Competitors:32
Nations:20
Win Value:6.76
Win Label:Winning distance
Longnames:yes
Gold:Mary Rand
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Irena Kirszenstein
Silvernoc:POL
Bronze:Tatyana Schelkanova
Bronzenoc:URS
Prev:1960
Next:1968

The women's long jump was one of two women's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 32 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.[1]

Results

Qualification

The qualification standard was 6.00 metres. Each jumper had three opportunities.

Place Athlete Nation Best mark bgcolor=blackJump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3
1 6.52 metres OR 6.52
2 6.44 metres 6.44
3 6.43 metres 5.80 6.43
4 6.37 metres 6.37
6.37 metres X 6.37
6 6.32 metres X 6.32
6.32 metres 6.32
8 6.28 metres X 6.28
6.28 metres 6.28
10 6.18 metres 6.18
11 6.11 metres X X 6.11
12 6.08 metres 6.08
13 6.04 metres 6.04
14 6.03 metres 5.90 5.93 6.03
15 6.02 metres X 6.02
16 6.00 metres 5.71 5.88 6.00
6.00 metres 6.00
18 5.94 metres X 5.94 5.88
19 5.91 metres 5.65 5.59 5.91
20 5.89 metres 5.89 5.73 5.58
21 5.87 metres 5.87 5.80 5.70
22 5.83 metres 5.83 5.71 5.83
23 5.69 metres 5.69 5.64 5.48
24 5.67 metres 5.67 5.64 X
25 5.66 metres 5.26 5.44 5.66
26 5.57 metres 5.56 5.39 5.57
27 5.52 metres 5.18 5.52 5.19
28 5.45 metres 5.45 5.27 4.80
5.45 metres 5.38 5.45 5.25
30 5.29 metres X X 5.29
31 5.06 metres 5.06 4.99 4.80
Did not start

Final

Place Athlete Nation Best mark bgcolor=blackJump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Jump 4 Jump 5 Jump 6
1 Mary Rand 6.76 metres WR 6.59 6.56 6.57 6.63 6.76 6.61
2 Irena Kirszenstein 6.60 metres 5.86 6.43 6.56 6.03 6.60 X
3 Tatyana Schelkanova 6.42 metres 6.21 6.09 6.42 6.34 6.39 X
4 Ingrid Becker 6.40 metres 5.97 6.24 6.34 6.25 6.38 6.40
5 Viorica Viscopoleanu 6.35 metres X 6.35 X 6.32 X 6.32
6 Diana Jorgova 6.24 metres 6.24 6.01 6.21 X 5.63 6.06
7 Hildrun Laufer 6.24 metres 6.06 6.24 6.04
8 Helga Hoffmann 6.23 metres 6.03 6.23 X
9 Berit Berthelsen 6.19 metres 6.19 X 6.03
10 Tatyana Talysheva 6.18 metres 6.18 6.04 6.03
11 Aida Chuiko 6.13 metres 6.13 5.53 X
12 Willye White 6.07 metres 5.90 5.65 6.07
13 Sheila Parkin 6.04 metres 4.77 X 6.04
14 Maria Vittoria Trio 5.98 metres X 5.98 5.82
15 Johanna Bijleveld 5.93 metres 5.77 5.88 5.93
16 Oddrun Hokland 5.68 metres 5.54 5.61 5.68
17 Alix Jamieson 5.65 metres 5.64 5.65 X

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's Long Jump . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/womens-long-jump.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 December 2017 . sports-reference.com.