1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 3 and 4 September 1966.

Medalists Gold Taisiya Chenchik Silver Lyudmila Komleva Bronze Jarosława Bieda

Results Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Taisiya Chenchik 1.75 Lyudmila Komleva 1.73 Jarosława Bieda 1.71 4 Mária Faithová 1.71 5 Olga Pulić 1.71 6 Marjan Thomas 1.68 7 Dagmar Melzer 1.65 8 Dorothy Shirley 1.65 9 Radmila Hušková 1.65 9 Bärbel Graf 1.65 11 Vera Bernardová 1.65 12 Gabriele Thiele 1.60 12 Geneviève Laureau 1.60 14 Gun Nordlund 1.60 15 Ilona Majdan 1.60 16 Erika Stoenescu 1.60 17 Inger Husted 1.60 Valentina Kozyr DNS

Qualification 3 September Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Jarosława Bieda 1.65 Q Mária Faithová 1.65 Q Dorothy Shirley 1.65 Q Taisiya Chenchik 1.65 Q Gabriele Thiele 1.65 Q Valentina Kozyr 1.65 Q Marjan Thomas 1.65 Q Olga Pulić 1.65 Q Bärbel Graf 1.65 Q Lyudmila Komleva 1.65 Q Dagmar Melzer 1.60 Q Gun Nordlund 1.60 Q Inger Husted 1.60 Q Erika Stoenescu 1.60 Q Radmila Hušková 1.60 Q Ilona Majdan 1.60 Q Geneviève Laureau 1.60 Q Vera Bernardová 1.60 Q Rita Vanherck 1.55 Nevenka Mrinjek 1.55 Anna Noszály 1.55 Solveig Rasmussen 1.55 Marjeta Pronjari NH Sigrún Sæmundsdóttir NH

Participation According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

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