The women's high jump was one of two women's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Both qualification and the final were held on 15 October 1964. 27 athletes from 18 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.
Results
Qualification
Jumpers had to clear 1.70 metres to qualify for the final or be in the top 12 (with all those tying for a place in the top 12 qualifying). Since only 11 jumpers cleared 1.70 metres, all those clearing 1.68 advanced. The bar started at 1.55 metres, increasing gradually to 1.70 metres. Each jumper had three attempts at each height or could skip any lower height (but could not return to a lower height if he determined that he could not succeed).
Place Athlete Nation Best mark 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.68 1.70 1 Iolanda Balaș 1.70 metres 1st 1st Michele Brown 1.70 metres 1st 1st Dianne Gerace 1.70 metres 1st 1st 4 Frances Slaap 1.70 metres 1st 1st 1st 5 Jarosława Bieda 1.70 metres 1st 1st 1st 1st Aída dos Santos 1.70 metres 1st 1st 1st 1st 7 Robyn Woodhouse 1.70 metres 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 8 Olga Pulic 1.70 metres 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 9 Eleanor Montgomery 1.70 metres 1st 3rd 1st 10 Taisia Chenchik 1.70 metres 1st 1st 1st 2nd 11 Gerda Kupferschmied 1.70 metres 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 12 Terri Brown 1.68 metres 1st 2nd Fail 13 Ulla Flegel 1.68 metres 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd Fail 14 Leena Kaarna 1.68 metres 1st 1st 2nd 3rd Fail 15 Karin Rüger 1.68 metres 1st 1st 2nd 1st Fail 16 Galina Kostenko 1.65 metres 1st 1st 1st Fail Gwenda Matthews 1.65 metres 1st 1st 1st Fail 18 Amelia Okoli 1.65 metres 2nd 1st Fail 19 Estelle Baskerville 1.65 metres 1st 1st 2nd Fail Michel Lamdani 1.65 metres 1st 1st 2nd Fail 21 Liese Sykora 1.65 metres 2nd 3rd 3rd Fail 22 Linda Knowles 1.60 metres 1st 1st Fail 23 Mitsuko Torii 1.60 metres 1st 2nd Fail 24 Lolita Lagrosas 1.55 metres 1st Fail 25 Nazli Bayat Makou No mark Fail Tipapan Leenasen No mark Fail — Doris Langer Did not start
Final
Each jumper again had three attempts at each height.
Place Athlete Nation Best mark 1.55 1.60 1.65 1.68 1.71 1.74 1.76 1.78 1.80 1.82 1.86 1.90 1.92 1 Iolanda Balaş 1.90 metres OR – – o – o – o o o o o o xxx 2 Michele Brown 1.80 metres – – o – o – o xo xo xxx 3 Taisia Chenchik 1.78 metres – – o o xo o xxo o xxx 4 Aida dos Santos 1.74 metres – o o o o o xxx 5 Dianne Gerace 1.71 metres – – o – o xxx 6 Frances Slaap 1.71 metres – – o o o xxx 7 Olga Pulic 1.71 metres – o o o o xxx 8 Eleanor Montgomery 1.71 metres – – xo xo o xxx 9 Karin Rüger 1.71 metres – o xo xo xo xxx 10 Jarosława Bieda 1.71 metres – o o xo xxo xxx 11 Robyn Woodhouse 1.71 metres o o o xo xxo xxx 12 Gerda Kupferschmied 1.68 metres – o o o xxx 13 Leena Kaarna 1.65 metres o xo xo – xxx 14 Terrezene Brown No mark – – xxx Ulla Flegel No mark – – xxx
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