The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1948. The final was won by Hungarian Olga Gyarmati.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows.
World record6.25 mLeiden, Netherlands19 September 1943
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date Event Athlete Time Notes 4 August Final 5.695 OR
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundWednesday, 4 August 1948 11:00QualificationsWednesday, 4 August 1948 16:30Finals
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 5.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Yvonne Chabot-Curtet 5.640 OR 2 Kathleen Russell 5.610 3 Noemí Simonetto de Portela 5.560 4 Ann-Britt Leyman 5.470 5 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs 5.440 6 Vinton Beckett 5.435 7 Olga Gyarmati 5.430 8 Neeltje Karelse 5.360 9 Maria Oberbreyer 5.350 10 Ilse Steinegger 5.300 11 Judy Canty 5.290 11 Emma Reed 5.290 13 Kaisa Parviainen 5.270 14 Silvana Pierucci 5.235 15 Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones 5.230 16 Elaine Silburn 5.220 17 Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak 5.180 17 Jean Walraven 5.180 19 Margaret Erskine 5.140 20 Lorna Lee 5.120 20 Gertrudes Morg 5.120 22 June Maston 5.060 23 Joan Shepherd 5.005 24 Marguerite Martel 4.950 25 Milly Ludwig 4.505 Lillian Young
Final standings
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes Olga Gyarmati 5.695 OR Noemí Simonetto 5.600 Ann-Britt Leyman 5.575 4 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs 5.570 5 Neeltje Karelse 5.545 6 Kathleen Russell 5.495 7 Judy Canty 5.380 8 Yvonne Chabot-Curtet 5.350 9 Maria Oberbreyer 5.240 10 Ilse Steinegger 5.195 11 Vinton Beckett 5.145 12 Emma Reed 4.845
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
External links Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.