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Athletics At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's High Jump
The women's high jump was one of two women's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 .... 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 succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
The Japan National Stadium, officially named and formerly known as or , is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football in Kasumigaokamachi, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The facility served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the venue for track and field athletics events at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics in 2021. Demolition of the National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958), old National Stadium was completed in May 2015, allowing for the construction of the new stadium to begin on 11 December 2016. The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by Prime Minister of Japan, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who announced a rebid after a public outcry prompted by increased building costs. As a result, the new design was not ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally intended. A new design created by architect Kengo Kuma was chosen in December 2015 to replace the original design, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terri Brown
Terri Brown (born September 27, 1947) is an American athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1947 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics American female high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Track and field athletes from Birmingham, Alabama 21st-century American women {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazli Bayat Makou
Nazli Bayat Makou ( fa, نازلی بیات ماکو; born 16 September 1945) is an Iranian athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1945 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Iranian female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Iran Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iran-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolita Lagrosas
Lolita Lagrosas (born 24 August 1938) is a Filipino athlete. She competed in the women's long jump and the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... Lagrosas won silver in the high jump event of the 1958 Asian were she recorded 1.56m. References 1938 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Filipino female long jumpers Filipino female high jumpers Filipino pentathletes Olympic track and field athletes for the Philippines Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuko Torii
is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1943 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Japanese female high jumpers Olympic athletes of Japan Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Knowles
Linda Yvonne Knowles (born 28 April 1946) is a retired track and field athlete. Athletics career She represented Great Britain in the women's high jump event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia when she was only 16. She represented England in the high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ..., Western Australia. Personal life She married the Swedish decathlete Lennart Hedmark and now resides in Malmö, Sweden. References * * 1946 births Living people English female high jumpers British female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liese Prokop
Liesel "Liese" Prokop-Sykora (27 March 1941 – 31 December 2006) was an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and, later in her life, a politician. Biography Born as Liese Sykora in Tulln District, Lower Austria, on 27 March 1941, she graduated from the University of Vienna with a degree in biology and sport. In 1965 she married her former coach, Gunnar Prokop. The couple had two sons and a daughter. in 1967, she became student world champion in Tokyo. She competed for Austria in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the Pentathlon where she won the silver medal. In 1969, she became European champion in Athens, breaking the world pentathlon record. In addition, she was Austrian champion in pentathlon, long jump, high jump, hurdles, relay and shot putting. Prokop began her political career in 1969 and became a member of the Parliament of Lower Austria. She served as regional minister from 1981 to 1992 and vice president of Lower Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Lamdani
Michal Lamdani ( he, מיכל למדני; born December 5, 1944), also Michal Lamdani-Cohen, is and Israeli former Olympic high jumper, eight-time Israeli champion, and former Maccabiah Games gold medal winner. She was born in Israel, and is Jewish. High jumping career Lamdani was the Israeli Women's high jump champion in 1960-66, and in 1968 (as Michal Cohen), with a best jump of 3.65 metres. Lamdani competed for Israel at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 19. In the Women's High Jump she tied for 19th out of 26 competitors, with a best height cleared of 1.65 metres. When she competed in the Olympics, she was 5-7.5 (172 cm) tall and weighed 141 lbs (64 kg). She competed for Israel at the 1965 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle Baskerville
Estelle Baskerville (born November 15, 1946) is an American athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics American female high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Ohio Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Okoli
Amelia Okoli-Okpalaoka (14 May 1941 – 1 November 2017) was a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event during her career. Okoli represented Nigeria at the 1964 Olympic Games. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 1965 All-Africa Games. Okoli finished tenth in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ... high jump. External links *Amelia Okoli's obituary 1941 births 2017 deaths Nigerian female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwenda Matthews
Gwenda Matthews married name Gwenda Hurst (born 6 June 1944) is a British athlete. Athletics career She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She was a National championship runner-up behind Mary Peters in the Pentathlon. She represented England in the high jump and long jump, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ..., Jamaica. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Gwenda 1944 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics British female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galina Kostenko
Galina Kostenko (8 October 1938 – 3 July 2021) was a Soviet athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1938 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Soviet female high jumpers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
