Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The women's long jump was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualification mark was set at 5.70 metres. Seven athletes didn't surpass that distance in the morning heats.[1]
Video on YouTube Amateur film
Summary
In the final, the three medalists separated from the rest of the field on their first attempts, just as they had in qualifying. Elżbieta Krzesińska, who had set the world record three months earlier, jumped 6.20m, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili went 6.00 meters exactly and 16 year old Willye White jumped 5.96m. In the second round, Krzesińska equalled her world record 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in). In the third round, White jumped 6.06m to move into silver position. On her fifth attempt Khnykina-Dvalishvili edged into silver with a 6.07m jump. On her final attempt, White jumped 6.09m to take the silver for good. 16 years later, White was still a finalist in 1972.
Results
Qualification
Qualifying distance: 5.70 metres
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elżbieta Krzesińska |  Poland | 6.13w | 6.13w | Q | ||
| 2 | Willye White |  United States | 6.00 | 6.00 | Q | ||
| 3 | Nadezhda Dvalishvili |  Soviet Union | 5.95w | 5.95w | Q | ||
| 4 | Valentina Shaprunova | Soviet Union | 5.86w | 5.86w | Q | ||
| 5 | Nancy Borwick |  Australia | 5.80w | 5.80w | Q | ||
| 6 | Maria Kusion | Poland | 5.80 | 5.80 | Q | ||
| 7 | Beverly Weigel |  New Zealand | 5.79 | 5.79 | Q | ||
| 8 | Marthe Lambert |  France | 5.79 | 5.79 | Q | ||
| 9 | Erika Fisch |  United Team of Germany | 5.78w | 5.78w | Q | ||
| 10 | Olga Gyarmati |  Hungary | 5.76w | 5.76w | Q | ||
| 11 | Helga Hoffmann | United Team of Germany | 5.73 | 5.73 | Q | ||
| 12 | Genowefa Minicka | Poland | 5.72 | 5.72 | Q | ||
| 13 | Yoshie Takahashi |  Japan | 5.66 | x | 5.68 | 5.68 | |
| 14 | Erica Willis | Australia | x | 5.57 | 5.64 | 5.64 | |
| 15 | Thelma Hopkins |  Great Britain | 5.56 | 5.13 | 5.59w | 5.59w | |
| 16 | Margaret Johnson | Australia | 5.38 | 5.50 | 5.59 | 5.59 | |
| 17 | Dorothy Kozak |  Canada | 5.40 | 5.41 | 5.50 | 5.50 | |
| 18 | Margaret Johnson | United States | x | x | 5.12 | 5.12 | |
| Sheila Hoskin | Great Britain | x | x | x | NM | ||
| Reinelde Knapp |  Austria | DNS | |||||
| Maureen Rever | Canada | DNS | |||||
| Galina Popova | Soviet Union | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elżbieta Krzesińska | Poland | 6.20 | 6.35 | x | x | 6.02 | x | 6.35 | =WR |
 | Willye White | United States | 5.96 | 5.91 | 6.06 | 5.95 | 5.96 | 6.09 | 6.09 | |
 | Nadezhda Dvalishvili | Soviet Union | 6.00 | 5.81 | x | 5.91 | 6.07 | 5.98 | 6.07 | |
| 4 | Erika Fisch | United Team of Germany | 5.89w | 5.62 | 5.75 | 5.63 | 5.49 | x | 5.89w | |
| 5 | Marthe Lambert | France | 5.88 | 5.80 | 5.78 | x | 4.35 | 5.77 | 5.88 | |
| 6 | Valentina Shaprunova | Soviet Union | 5.85 | 5.69 | 5.61 | 5.52 | 5.82 | 5.76 | 5.85 | |
| 7 | Beverly Weigel | New Zealand | 5.85 | 5.66 | 5.68 | x | x | 5.72 | 5.85 | |
| 8 | Nancy Borwick | Australia | 5.71 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 5.82 | ||||
| 9 | Maria Kusion | Poland | 5.74 | 5.72 | 5.79 | 5.79 | ||||
| 10 | Helga Hoffmann | United Team of Germany | 5.73w | 5.70 | 5.58 | 5.73w | ||||
| 11 | Olga Gyarmati | Hungary | 5.66 | 5.45 | 5.63 | 5.66 | ||||
| 12 | Genowefa Minicka | Poland | x | 5.64 | 5.62 | 5.64 |