These are the official results of the Women's high jump event at the

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. The competition was held on 3 and 4 of September. Austrian

Ilona Gusenbauer Ilona Maria Gusenbauer (née Majdan on 16 September 1947) is a retired Austrian high jumper. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in eighth and third place, respectively. She held the Women's high jump world record progression ...

was the favorite after her

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victory. There were 40 jumpers and 23 qualified for the final making it a long day for the jumpers involved with such a big field. This competition still used a mixture of the

straddle technique The straddle technique was the dominant style in the high jump before the development of the Fosbury Flop. It is a successor of the Western roll, with which it is sometimes confused. Unlike the scissors or flop style of jump, where the jumper a ...

and the newer Fosbury Flop technique. Meyfarth at the age of 16 years, 123 days, was and still is the youngest winner of an individual medal in

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Results

All jumpers reaching and the top 12 including ties qualified for the finals. All qualifiers are listed in blue. All heights are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Final

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: WR = world record; o = cleared height; p = passed at height; x = failed jump; NM = no mark; DNS = did not start

References

External links

Official report
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