Host City: Melbourne, Australia |
Format: All those clearing 1.58 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: December 1, 1956 |
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Date Finished: December 1, 1956 |
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(Competitors: 19; Countries: 12; Finalists: 17) |
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Venue(s): Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
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Overview by IAAF |
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Hopkins and the 19 year-old Balaș had both set world records during the year and were favoured to battle for the gold medal, as they had for the European title two years earlier where Hopkins won. Balaș was the first of the favourites to have a failure, as she missed once at 1.67. In all seven athletes attempted to beat Coachman’s Olympic record, but only one athlete succeeded. McDaniel, whose best was 1.69, set a US record, and thus became the first straddler to win the women’s title. She then went straight to 1.76 and cleared the world record height on her second attempt, before having three misses at 1.80. Allegedly, she had cleared six feet (1.83) in practice during the summer, and looked capable of such heights in Melbourne. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Two world records had been set earlier in 1956. In May, Britain’s Thelma Hopkins jumped 1.74 (5-8½), while in July, Romania’s Iolanda Balaş jumped 1.75 (5-8¾) metres. In 1954 they had placed 1-2 at the European Championships, Hopkins winning. At 1.67 (5-5¾) metres, seven jumpers went over, with Hopkins, Millie McDaniel (USA), Mariya Pisareva (URS), and Gunhild Larking (SWE) clearing on their first attempts. Balaş required two jumps, and finished fifth. At 1.70 (5-7), only McDaniel remained alive, clearing on her second jump, with Pisareva and Hopkins tieing in second place. Her personal best prior to Melbourne had been 1.69 (5-6½), but she then put the bar at the world record height of 1.76 (5-9¼) and succeeded on her second effort. She then tried 1.80 (5-10¾) but failed on three attempts. |
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Results |
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High Jump |
Women |
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Final |
1 December |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1 |
1.76 |
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Millie McDaniel |
United States |
USA |
23 |
WR |
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2T |
1.67 |
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Thelma Hopkins |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 |
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2T |
1.67 |
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Mariya Pisareva |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 |
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4 |
1.67 |
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Gunhild Larking |
Sweden |
SWE |
20 |
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5 |
1.67 |
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Iolanda Balaş |
Romania |
ROU |
19 |
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6 |
1.67 |
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Michele Mason-Brown |
Australia |
AUS |
17 |
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7 |
1.67 |
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Jessie Donaghy |
New Zealand |
NZL |
16 |
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8T |
1.64 |
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Hermina Geyser |
South Africa |
RSA |
18 |
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8T |
1.64 |
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Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
19 |
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10 |
1.64 |
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Olga Modrachová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
26 |
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11 |
1.60 |
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Valentina Ballod |
Soviet Union |
URS |
19 |
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12T |
1.60 |
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Reinelde Knapp |
Austria |
AUT |
23 |
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12T |
1.60 |
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Dorothy Odam-Tyler |
Great Britain |
GBR |
36 |
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14 |
1.60 |
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Carol Bernoth |
Australia |
AUS |
18 |
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15 |
1.55 |
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Janice Cooper |
Australia |
AUS |
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16T |
1.55 |
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Alice Whitty |
Canada |
CAN |
22 |
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16T |
1.55 |
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Audrey Bennett |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 |
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18 |
1.55 |
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Inge Kilian |
Germany |
GER |
21 |
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High Jump |
Women |
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Qualifying Round |
1 December |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
1T |
1.58 |
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Thelma Hopkins |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 |
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1T |
1.58 |
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Q |
Iolanda Balaş |
Romania |
ROU |
19 |
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1T |
1.58 |
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Q |
Gunhild Larking |
Sweden |
SWE |
20 |
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4T |
1.58 |
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Reinelde Knapp |
Austria |
AUT |
23 |
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4T |
1.58 |
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Dorothy Odam-Tyler |
Great Britain |
GBR |
36 |
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4T |
1.58 |
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Hermina Geyser |
South Africa |
RSA |
18 |
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7T |
1.58 |
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Michele Mason-Brown |
Australia |
AUS |
17 |
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7T |
1.58 |
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Jessie Donaghy |
New Zealand |
NZL |
16 |
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7T |
1.58 |
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Jiřina Němcová-Vobořilová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
19 |
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7T |
1.58 |
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Mariya Pisareva |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 |
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7T |
1.58 |
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Millie McDaniel |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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12 |
1.58 |
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Audrey Bennett |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 |
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13 |
1.58 |
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Olga Modrachová |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
26 |
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14T |
1.58 |
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Carol Bernoth |
Australia |
AUS |
18 |
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14T |
1.58 |
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Valentina Ballod |
Soviet Union |
URS |
19 |
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16 |
1.58 |
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Alice Whitty |
Canada |
CAN |
22 |
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17 |
1.58 |
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Inge Kilian |
Germany |
GER |
21 |
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18 |
1.58 |
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Janice Cooper |
Australia |
AUS |
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19 |
1.50 |
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Ann Marie Flynn |
United States |
USA |
18 |
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Detailed View
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Final 15:50 |
Team |
Height |
140 |
150 |
155 |
160 |
164 |
167 |
170 |
176 |
180 |
1. Millie McDaniel |
USA |
1.76m |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
O |
O |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
2. Mariya Pisareva |
URS |
1.67m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
2. Thelma Hopkins |
GBR |
1.67m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
4. Gunhild Larking |
SWE |
1.67m |
- |
- |
O |
XXO |
XO |
O |
XXX |
5. Iolanda Balaş |
ROU |
1.67m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
6. Michele Mason-Brown |
AUS |
1.67m |
O |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
7. Jessie Donaghy |
NZL |
1.67m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
8. Hermina Geyser |
SAF |
1.64m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
8. Jirina Voborilova-Nemcova |
TCH |
1.64m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
10.Olga Modrachova |
TCH |
1.64m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
11.Valentina Ballod |
URS |
1.60m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
XXX |
12.Dorothy Odam-Tyler |
GBR |
1.60m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
12.Reinelde Knapp |
AUT |
1.60m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
14.Carol Bernoth |
AUS |
1.60m |
- |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
15.Janice Cooper |
AUS |
1.55m |
- |
- |
O |
XXX |
16.Alice Whitty |
CAN |
1.55m |
- |
O |
O |
XXX |
16.Audrey Bennett |
GBR |
1.55m |
- |
O |
O |
XXX |
18.Inge Kilian |
GER |
1.55m |
- |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
Qualification Round - Saturday 01.12 10:00 - mark 1.58m - 18 Athletes |
Group |
Team |
Height |
140 |
150 |
155 |
158 |
1. Thelma Hopkins |
GBR |
1.58m |
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O |
O |
1. Gunhild Larking |
SWE |
1.58m |
- |
O |
- |
O |
1. Iolanda Balaş |
ROU |
1.58m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
4. Hermina Geyser |
SAF |
1.58m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
4. Dorothy Odam-Tyler |
GBR |
1.58m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
4. Reinelde Knapp |
AUT |
1.58m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
7. Millie McDaniel |
USA |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
O |
7. Mariya Pisareva |
URS |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
O |
7. Michele Mason-Brown |
AUS |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
O |
7. Jessie Donaghy |
NZL |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
O |
7. Jirina Voborilova-Nemcova |
TCH |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
O |
12.Audrey Bennett |
GBR |
1.58m |
- |
O |
XO |
O |
13.Olga Modrachova |
TCH |
1.58m |
- |
O |
O |
XO |
14.Valentina Ballod |
URS |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
14.Carol Bernoth |
AUS |
1.58m |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
16.Alice Whitty |
CAN |
1.58m |
O |
XO |
O |
XO |
17.Inge Kilian |
GER |
1.58m |
- |
XO |
O |
XXO |
18.Janice Cooper |
AUS |
1.58m |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXO |
19.Ann Marie Flynn |
USA |
1.50m |
O |
XO |
XXX |
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