These are the official results of the
Women's high jump event 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 ...
in
Munich
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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 who competed at two Olympic Games. was the favorite after her
1971 European Athletics Championships
The 10th (X) European Athletics Championships were held from 10 August to 15 August 1971 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.
Men's results
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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 and the newer
Fosbury Flop
The Fosbury flop is a jumping style used in the track and field event of high jump. It was popularized and perfected by American athlete Dick Fosbury, whose gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City brought it to the world's attention. ...
technique.
Meyfarth at the age of 16 years, 123 days, was and still is the youngest winner of an individual medal in
athletics
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* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
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* Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
.
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
Key: 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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Women's high jump
High jump at the Olympics
1972 in women's athletics
Women's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics