Jean Shiley
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 Jean Shiley |
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Jean Shiley Newhouse (November 20, 1911 – March 11, 1998) is a former American high jumper. She was born as Jean Shiley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Havertown, PA, where she joined the team at Haverford High School.
Shiley tied with Babe Didrikson in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In the games, both cleared 5' 5¼" and failed at 5' 6". In the jump-off, they tied again at a world record height of 5' 5¾" (1.65 m). But Shiley was awarded the gold medal as Didrikson had used the Western Roll technique which was deemed "diving".
Didrikson was also given a share in the world record and this, though equalled a few times, stood until 1939. Shiley was ruled ineligible for the 1936 Games as she had worked as a swimming instructor.
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