1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

Events at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
10,000 m track walk		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Pentathlon				women
Decathlon		men
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The women's high jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at Stade du Heysel on 26 August 1950.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Sheila Lerwill  United Kingdom
Silver	Dorothy Tyler-Odam  United Kingdom
Bronze	Galina Ganeker  Soviet Union

Results

Final

26 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
01 !	Sheila Lerwill	United Kingdom	1.63
02 !	Dorothy Tyler-Odam	United Kingdom	1.63
03 !	Galina Ganeker	Soviet Union	1.63
4	Anna Knudsen	Denmark	1.60
5	Bertha Crowther	United Kingdom	1.55
6	Anne-Marie Colchen	France	1.50
7	Simone Peironne	France	1.50
8	Berta Sablatnig	Austria	1.45
9	Jozefa Dierick	Belgium	1.40
9	Anita Roussel	France	1.40

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References