The women's
long jump was an event at the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
. The qualification mark was set at 5.70 metres. Seven athletes didn't surpass that distance in the morning heats.
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
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 Olympic ...
, who had set the
world record three months earlier, jumped 6.20m,
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
Nadezhda Pavlovna Khnykina (russian: Надежда Павловна Хныкина-Двалишвили; maiden name Nadezhda Pavlovna Dvalishvili, ka, ნადეჟდა დვალიშვილ-ხნიკინა; born June 24, 1933) ...
went 6.00 meters exactly and 16 year old
Willye White
Willye Brown White (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007) was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972. She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint. ...
jumped 5.96m. In the second round, Krzesińska equalled her world record . 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
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
.
Final classification
References
External links
Official Report
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