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Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's Long Jump
The Women's long jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 23 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Yvette Williams Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett (née Williams; 25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019) was a New Zealand track-and-field athlete who was the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jum ... from New Zealand won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new Olympic records was set during this competition. Results Qualifying round Qualifying Performance 5.30 advance to the Final. Final NM — No Mark References External linksOfficial Olympic Report ''la84.org''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Long jump at the Olympics 1952 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Williams
Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett (née Williams; 25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019) was a New Zealand track-and-field athlete who was the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jump. Williams was named "Athlete of the Century" on the 100th anniversary of Athletics New Zealand, in 1987. Early life Williams was born on 25 April 1929 in Dunedin. She grew up there and attended Otago Girls' High School. While at high school, Williams played several sports, making the top netball team and playing for Otago and the South Island. Williams also represented Otago, the South Island and New Zealand (1950, 1953–55) in basketball. Athletics career Williams joined the Otago Athletic Club in early 1947, mainly for social reasons. Two months later, she came to national attention when she won the shot put at the New Zealand athletics championships. She went on to win 21 national titles across 5 disciplines: shot put (1947–54), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Lust
Wilhelmina Maria "Willy" "Wil" Lust (later Postma, born 19 June 1932) is a retired Dutch track-and-field athlete. She won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. Two years later she competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 80 m hurdles, long jump and 4 × 100 m relay; she finished in fifth place in the long jump and in sixth place in the relay. She was also successful in the pentathlon, holding national records and winning two national titles in 1950 and 1951. In 1954, together with her husband Jan Postma she immigrated to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and retired from her career. She has a son, Reinout Postma and daughter, Ingrid Postma. References 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Chabot-Curtet
Yvonne Alice Curtet (née Chabot; born 28 May 1920) is a French former athlete, who specialized in the long jump. She was born in Cannes. Curtet took eighth place in the long jump during the 1948 London Olympics with a leap of 5.35 m. In qualifying for the final, she established the first Olympic record for women with a jump of 5.64 m. She also competed at the 1950 European Athletics Championships and placed fourth at that competition. Her second Olympic appearance resulted in a 23rd-place finish at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Curtet won three French national long jump titles (1945, 1946 and 1949) and two titles in the pentathlon (1946 and 1949). She improved three times the French record in the long jump, bringing it to 5.64 m and 5.67 m in 1948, then 5.71 m in 1949. Her daughter Jacqueline Curtet succeeded her to the French title and also broke the French record and represented France at the European Athletics Championships with her mother. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leni Hofknecht
Helene Magdalena Hofknecht (19 February 1929 – 5 September 2021) was a German athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1929 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics German female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Germany Sportspeople from Bayreuth {{Germany-longjump-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Elżbieta Maria Krzesińska (née Duńska; November 11, 1934 – December 29, 2015) was a track and field athlete from Poland, who competed in the long jump. Born in Warsaw, she competed for her native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the Women's Long Jump. She returned to the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome but failed to defend her title, finishing second behind Soviet Vera Krepkina. She won the Polish championships in Long Jump (1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963), 80m Hurdles (1957), and Pentathlon (1953, 1962). Duńska-Krzesińska participated in three Olympic Games. In 1952, she took 12th place in long jump at the 15th Olympic Games in Helsinki. In 1956, she won gold medal at the 16th Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1960, she won silver medal, behind Vera Krepkina, at the 17th Olympic Games in Rome. In 1954, she took 3rd, behind Jean Desforges, and Aleksandra Chudina, at the 5th European Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Willoughby
Constance Willoughby (6 January 1930 – December 1997) was a British athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1930 births 1997 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics British female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Magnusson
Maja Greta Magnusson (8 March 1929 – 16 January 1998) was a Swedish athlete. She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the long jump and 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals. She finished fifth-seventh in these events at the 1946 European Athletics Championships The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the champ .... Magnusson won the national long jump title in 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1956. References 1929 births 1998 deaths Swedish female sprinters Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic female sprinters People from Vänersborg Municipality Athletes from Västra Götaland County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Millard
Adriana Millard Pacheco (born 13 May 1926) is a Chilean sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... Notes References External links * 1926 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Chilean female sprinters Chilean female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Chile Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Chilean women Sportspeople from Santiago {{Chile-athletics-bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Lituyeva
Valentina Mikhaylovna Lituyeva (russian: Валентина Михайловна Литуева; 11 February 1930 – 4 April 2008)Profile of Valentina Lituyeva was a Soviet track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. Her personal best was and she was the European champion in the event in 1950. Born Valentina Bogdanova (russian: Валентина Богданова) in Leningrad, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Erbetta
Gladys Erbetta Huri (born 28 September 1928) is an Argentine sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1928 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Argentine female sprinters Argentine female long jumpers Argentine female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century Argentine women {{Argentina-athletics-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Jones
Thelma Jones (born 15 June 1932) is a Bermudian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Bermudian female sprinters Bermudian female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Bermuda Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Bermuda Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bermuda-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verna Johnston
Verna Johnston (18 March 1930 – 4 April 2010) was an Australian sprinter and long jumper. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay and the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1930 births 2010 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Australian female sprinters Australian female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Australia Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games Australian Athl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
