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High Jump, Women

Date	15 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Kokuritsu Kyogijo, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Participants	26 from 18 countries

It was considered that Romania’s Iolanda Balaş could only lose by injury, as she was the most dominant high jumper ever, male or female. She was in the midst of an 11½-year winning streak, extending from the Melbourne Olympics thru June 1967, which encompassed a 140 match winning streak. She had set the last 12 world records, and held the global mark in 1964 with 1.91 metres (6-3¼), and had won the 1958 and 1962 European Championships. Michele Mason-Brown (AUS) finished second in Tokyo with 1.80 (5-10¾), but Balaş would clear that height, and then 1.82 (5-11½), 1.86 (6-1¼), and 1.90 (6-2¾) metres to win the gold medal. Two weeks after the Tokyo Olympics, Mason-Brown would become the second woman to jump over six feet.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	173	Iolanda Balaș	ROU	1.70 (=1)	1.90 (1)	Gold	OR
2	15	Michele Mason-Brown	AUS	1.70 (=1)	1.80 (2)	Silver
3	205	Taisiya Chenchik	URS	1.70 (10)	1.78 (3)	Bronze
4	22	Aída dos Santos	BRA	1.70 (=5)	1.74 (4)
5	31	Dianne Gerace	CAN	1.70 (=1)	1.71 (5)
6	63	Frances Slaap	GBR	1.70 (4)	1.71 (6)
7	238	Olga Gere-Pulić	YUG	1.70 (9)	1.71 (7)
8	228	Eleanor Montgomery	USA	1.70 (8)	1.71 (8)
9	86	Karin Rüger	GER	1.68 (12)	1.71 (9)
10	171	Jarosława Bieda	POL	1.70 (=5)	1.71 (10)
11	16	Robyn Woodhouse	AUS	1.70 (7)	1.71 (11)
12	84	Gerda Kupferschmied	GER	1.70 (11)	1.68 (12)
13	40	Leena Kaarna	FIN	1.68 (15)	1.65 (13)
AC r2/2	20	Ulla Flegel	AUT	1.68 (14)	– (NH)
AC r2/2	227	Terri Brown	USA	1.68 (13)	– (NH)
=16 r1/2	62	Gwenda Matthews	GBR	1.65 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	206	Galina Kostenko	URS	1.65 (=16)	–
18 r1/2	138	Amelia Okoli	NGR	1.65 (18)	–
=19 r1/2	120	Michal Lamdani	ISR	1.65 (=19)	–
=19 r1/2	229	Estelle Baskerville	USA	1.65 (=19)	–
21 r1/2	21	Liese Sykora	AUT	1.65 (21)	–
22 r1/2	61	Linda Knowles	GBR	1.60 (22)	–
23 r1/2	247	Mitsuko Torii	JPN	1.60 (23)	–
24 r1/2	163	Lolita Lagrosas	PHI	1.55 (24)	–
AC r1/2	117	Nazli Bayat Makou	IRI	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	187	Tipapan Leenasen	THA	– (NH)	–
DNS	85	Doris Langer	GER	– (DNS)	–			1
DNS	–	Kim Jeon-Ja	KOR	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (15 October 1964 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.70 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts
=1	Michele Mason-Brown	AUS	1.70	0	0	2	Q
=1	Dianne Gerace	CAN	1.70	0	0	2	Q
=1	Iolanda Balaș	ROU	1.70	0	0	2	Q
4	Frances Slaap	GBR	1.70	0	0	3	Q
=5	Aída dos Santos	BRA	1.70	0	0	4	Q
=5	Jarosława Bieda	POL	1.70	0	0	4	Q
7	Robyn Woodhouse	AUS	1.70	0	0	5	Q
8	Eleanor Montgomery	USA	1.70	0	2	5	Q
9	Olga Gere-Pulić	YUG	1.70	0	2	6	Q
10	Taisiya Chenchik	URS	1.70	1	1	5	Q
11	Gerda Kupferschmied	GER	1.70	1	3	8	Q
12	Karin Rüger	GER	1.68	0	1	5	Q
13	Terri Brown	USA	1.68	1	1	3	Q
14	Ulla Flegel	AUT	1.68	1	4	8	Q
15	Leena Kaarna	FIN	1.68	2	3	7	Q
=16	Gwenda Matthews	GBR	1.65	0	0	3
=16	Galina Kostenko	URS	1.65	0	0	3
18	Amelia Okoli	NGR	1.65	0	1	3
=19	Michal Lamdani	ISR	1.65	1	1	4
=19	Estelle Baskerville	USA	1.65	1	1	4
21	Liese Sykora	AUT	1.65	2	5	8
22	Linda Knowles	GBR	1.60	0	0	2
23	Mitsuko Torii	JPN	1.60	1	1	3
24	Lolita Lagrosas	PHI	1.55	0	0	1
NH	Nazli Bayat Makou	IRI	–	–	–	–
NH	Tipapan Leenasen	THA	–	–	–	–
DNS	Kim Jeon-Ja	KOR	–	–	–	–
DNS	Doris Langer	GER	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (15 October 1964 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.70 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.55 m	1.60 m	1.65 m	1.68 m	1.70 m
1	Michele Mason-Brown	AUS	1.70	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
2	Frances Slaap	GBR	1.70	0	0	3	-	o	o	-	o	Q
3	Robyn Woodhouse	AUS	1.70	0	0	5	o	o	o	o	o	Q
4	Olga Gere-Pulić	YUG	1.70	0	2	6	-	xo	xo	o	o	Q
5	Gerda Kupferschmied	GER	1.70	1	3	8	o	o	xo	xo	xo	Q
6	Karin Rüger	GER	1.68	0	1	5	o	o	xo	o	xxx	Q
7	Leena Kaarna	FIN	1.68	2	3	7	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	Q
=8	Gwenda Matthews	GBR	1.65	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–
=8	Galina Kostenko	URS	1.65	0	0	3	o	o	o	xxx	–
=10	Michal Lamdani	ISR	1.65	1	1	4	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=10	Estelle Baskerville	USA	1.65	1	1	4	o	o	xo	xxx	–
11	Linda Knowles	GBR	1.60	0	0	2	o	o	xxx	–	–
NH	Tipapan Leenasen	THA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Doris Langer	GER	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (15 October 1964 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 1.70 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.55 m	1.60 m	1.65 m	1.68 m	1.70 m
=1	Dianne Gerace	CAN	1.70	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=1	Iolanda Balaș	ROU	1.70	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	Q
=3	Aída dos Santos	BRA	1.70	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
=3	Jarosława Bieda	POL	1.70	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	Q
5	Eleanor Montgomery	USA	1.70	0	2	5	-	-	o	xxo	o	Q
6	Taisiya Chenchik	URS	1.70	1	1	5	-	o	o	o	xo	Q
7	Terri Brown	USA	1.68	1	1	3	-	-	o	xo	xxx	Q
8	Ulla Flegel	AUT	1.68	1	4	8	xo	o	xxo	xo	xxx	Q
9	Amelia Okoli	NGR	1.65	0	1	3	-	xo	o	xxx	–
10	Liese Sykora	AUT	1.65	2	5	8	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx	–
11	Mitsuko Torii	JPN	1.60	1	1	3	o	xo	xxx	–	–
12	Lolita Lagrosas	PHI	1.55	0	0	1	o	xxx	–	–	–
NH	Nazli Bayat Makou	IRI	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Kim Jeon-Ja	KOR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (15 October 1964 — 14:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	1.55 m	1.60 m	1.65 m	1.68 m	1.71 m	1.74 m	1.76 m	1.78 m	1.80 m	1.82 m	1.86 m	1.90 m	1.92 m
1	Iolanda Balaș	ROU	1.90	0	0	8	-	-	o	-	o	-	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	OR
2	Michele Mason-Brown	AUS	1.80	1	2	7	-	-	o	-	o	-	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–
3	Taisiya Chenchik	URS	1.78	0	3	9	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
4	Aída dos Santos	BRA	1.74	0	0	5	-	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Dianne Gerace	CAN	1.71	0	0	2	-	-	o	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Frances Slaap	GBR	1.71	0	0	3	-	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	Olga Gere-Pulić	YUG	1.71	0	0	4	-	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Eleanor Montgomery	USA	1.71	0	2	5	-	-	xo	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	Karin Rüger	GER	1.71	1	3	7	-	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Jarosława Bieda	POL	1.71	2	3	7	-	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Robyn Woodhouse	AUS	1.71	2	3	8	o	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Gerda Kupferschmied	GER	1.68	0	0	3	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	Leena Kaarna	FIN	1.65	1	2	5	o	xo	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Ulla Flegel	AUT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Terri Brown	USA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–