The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the
track and field athletics programme at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
. The competition was held on August 4, 1948. The final was won by Hungarian
Olga Gyarmati
Olga Gyarmati (; 5 October 1924 – 27 October 2013) was a Hungarian all-round track and field athlete who competed at three Olympic Games in four different events. Her greatest success was winning the inaugural Olympic Women's Long Jump c ...
.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows.
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
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(UTC+1
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)
Results
Qualifying Round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 5.30m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Final standings
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
External links
*Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''
LA84 Foundation
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''. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Long jump at the Olympics
1948 in women's athletics
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