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Athletics At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Women's long jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no .... The competition was held on 31 August. Qualifying All jumpers reaching and the top 12 including ties advanced to the final round. All qualifiers are shown in blue. All heights are in metres. Overall Qualifying Final At the end of three jobs the top eight received another three jumps. The remaining were eliminated from medal contention. Key: NM = no mark; DNS = did not start; x = fault; T = tied References External linksOfficial report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump Women's long jump Long jump at the Olympics 1972 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1972 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s .... An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as part of their names, such as stadiums in Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Amsterdam, Olympiastadion (Berlin), Berlin, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki and Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris. Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Schüller
Heidi Schüller (born 15 June 1950 in Passau, Lower Bavaria) is a West German- German long jumper who competed in the early 1970s. She took the Athlete's Oath at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the first for a woman in the Summer Olympics. Schüller finished fifth in the women's long jump at those same games. As of 2008, she lives in Aachen Aachen is the List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population, 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants. Aachen is locat .... ReferencesAachen information on Schüller*IOC 1972 Summer Olympics*Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Track and Field, Women: Long Jump". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Book. p/ 143. 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Passau Athletes from Bavaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics German female long jumpers Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Van Kiekebelt
Deborah "Debbie" Van Kiekebelt (born March 1, 1954, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian athlete and sports broadcaster. She was a gold medallist in the pentathlon at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was named that year's Canadian Woman Athlete of the year. Later, she became Canada's first female sports broadcaster. Van Kiekebelt attended Clarkson Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. During her high school days at Clarkson, she not only captured many Peel regional titles, but set records in several events. Van Kiekebelt finished second behind fellow Canadian Debbie Brill in the high jump event at the British 1971 WAAA Championships. After her Pan-Am gold medal win in Cali, Colombia, in the pentathlon, She competed in the Long Jump and Pentathlon at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. Where she failed to advance to final in the long jump, and place 15th in the Pentathlon. She won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1973 Pacific Conference Games; she was appointed to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Watson
Martha Rae Watson (born August 19, 1946) is a retired American track and field athlete. She qualified for four Olympics, 1964–1976 in the long jump, but also was a fast enough sprinter to be on two United States 4 x 100 metres relay teams. She picked up the individual silver medal in the long jump and the gold in the 4 x 100 relay at the 1975 Pan American Games. She was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1987. Watson was born in Long Beach, California. Barely after graduating from Long Beach Polytechnic High School, she qualified for her first Olympic team. She joined Olympic teammate Wyomia Tyus in going to women's track powerhouse Tennessee State University. She was the American Indoor Champion in the Long Jump 9 times; in 1965, 1967-9 and 1972–1976. She also won three USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 1973-5 before losing to the high school phenom Kathy McMillan, who also went on to Tennessee State University. Watson continued compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Eisler
Brenda Lee Eisler (born October 16, 1951) is a retired long jumper from Canada, who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography Eisler took home a bronze medal from the Pacific Conference Games in 1969. She won the gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games. Eisler finished third behind Sheila Sherwood in the long jump event at the British 1971 WAAA Championships. Eisler competed for her native country at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany. In 1974 she won the silver medal in the long jump at the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ... in Christchurch, New Zealand. References 1951 births Living people Canadian female long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Yamashita (athlete)
is a retired Japanese long jumper. She won a gold and a bronze medal at the Asian Games in 1970 and 1974, respectively, and placed 15th at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1951 births Living people Japanese female long jumpers Olympic female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games athletes for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Ducas
Odette Delcellier (married name Ducas, born 4 November 1940 in Chevrainvilliers), is a former French athlete in track and field. At 1.73m in height and weighing 63 kg, she was a specialist in the long jump and also competed at the Summer Olympic Games in the pentathlon. Career She competed for Lille until 1973; in addition to the long jump, in modern pentathlon and sprinting. She represented France in the 1972 Olympics, in the long jump (20th place) and the pentathlon (23rd place). Achievements * 27 International French Team caps for France Athletics, from 1957 to 1973 * Record holder in France in 1968, 1970, and 1971 with a jump of 6.49 m. * France record holder in the pentathlon in 1968 and 1971 * European Indoor Relay Champion 4 × 1 relay in 1969 * France champion in long jump 1962 and from 1968 to 1973 * silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the Mediterranean Games in 1971 * 4th place in the 80 m hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modupe Oshikoya
Modupe Oshikoya (born 2 May 1954) is a former female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a one-time Olympian (1972), and also competed in the heptathlon. Oshikoya won a total number of five gold medals at the All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ... (1973 and 1978). Oshikoya competed and won Gold for her University in the US, UCLA in the 100 meters, the Long Jump, 100 meters hurdles and the hepthatlon at the NCAA championships in 1982. External links * 1954 births Living people Nigerian heptathletes Nigerian female sprinters Nigerian female hurdlers Nigerian female long jumpers Nigerian female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyubov Ilyina
Lyubov Ilyina (born 10 March 1950) is a Soviet Sport of athletics, athlete. She competed in the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump, women's long jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics. References 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Soviet female long jumpers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing (living people) Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieglinde Ammann
Sieglinde Ammann ( Pfannerstill, born 4 February 1946) is a retired Swiss pentathlete and long jumper. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics with the best result of 17th place in the long jump in 1972. Previously Ammann finished 11th in this event at the 1969 European Championships. Her husband Ernst Ammann competed in the hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ... at the 1968 Olympics. References Swiss female long jumpers Swiss pentathletes 1946 births Living people Olympic athletes for Switzerland Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Thurgau {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Chitty
Maureen Anne Chitty (née Barton; born 14 December 1947) is a female British former long jumper who competed at the two Olympic Games. Biography Born in Kingston upon Thames, Barton finished second behind Sheila Sherwood in the long jump event at the 1968 WAAA Championships. Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Great Britain and reached the long jump final. Barton married in the second half of 1970 and competed under her married name of Chitty thereafter. Chitty finished second behind Sheila Sherwood again at the 1972 WAAA Championships. and then at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, she represented Great Britain again where she was placed 16th. Her best jump was recorded at in 1972. She represented England in the long jump event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Nixon
Erica Hooker (née Nixon; born 15 December 1953) is a retired Australian athlete who was best known as a long jumper and pentathlete. She competed for Australia at one Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. Erica won 4 National Long Jump titles, from 1973-76. Also she won 5 Heptathlon Australian titles as well. Nixon married Australian 800 metres runner Bill Hooker in the mid 1970s. Their son Steven Hooker has become a highly regarded pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...er. See also * List of Australian athletics champions (women) References External links Athletics Australia profile 1953 births Living people Australian female long jumpers Olympic athletes for Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
