The Women's high jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 27 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. South African athlete Esther Brand won the gold medal.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new records were set during this competition.
Results Competition consisted of a final round with all 17 contestants.
Rank Athlete 1.351.401.451.501.551.581.611.631.651.671.69 Result–ooooooxoxoxxoxxx1.67–o–xooooxxxoxxoxxx1.65––ooooxooxxx1.634–––oooxxx1.585–oooooxxx1.586––oooxoxxx1.587––oooxxoxxx1.587––oooxxoxxx1.589–ooooxxx1.5510ooooxoxxx1.5511––oxoxoxxx1.5512–––oxxx1.5013ooooxxx1.5014–oxooxxx1.5015–ooxxoxxx1.5016ooxxx1.4017oxoxxx1.40
References
External links Official Olympic Report, la84.org.