1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

The women's high jump at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25 and 28 August 1954.^[1]

Women's high jump at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

Gold	Thelma Hopkins  Great Britain
Silver	Iolanda Balaș  Romania
Bronze	Olga Modrachová  Czechoslovakia

Results

Final

28 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Thelma Hopkins	Great Britain	1.67	CR
	Iolanda Balaș	Romania	1.65	NR
	Olga Modrachová	Czechoslovakia	1.63
4	Gunhild Larking	Sweden	1.63	NR
5	Sheila Lerwill	Great Britain	1.60
6	Aleksandra Chudina	Soviet Union	1.60
7	Liduska Ajglova	Czechoslovakia	1.55
8	Renate Kramer	West Germany	1.55
9	Ursula Schmückle	West Germany	1.55
10	Lyudmila Mochilina	Soviet Union	1.55
10	Reinelde Knapp	Austria	1.55
12	Simone Peirone	France	1.55
13	Berta Sablatnig	Austria	1.50
14	Anka Abadzhiyeva	Bulgaria	1.50

Qualification

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Sheila Lerwill	Great Britain	1.50	Q
	Anka Abadzhiyeva	Bulgaria	1.50	Q
	Aleksandra Chudina	Soviet Union	1.50	Q
	Reinelde Knapp	Austria	1.50	Q
	Iolanda Balaș	Romania	1.50	Q
	Berta Sablatnig	Austria	1.50	Q
	Gunhild Larking	Sweden	1.50	Q
	Lyudmila Mochilina	Soviet Union	1.50	Q
	Ursula Schmückle	West Germany	1.50	Q
	Olga Modrachová	Czechoslovakia	1.50	Q
	Simone Peirone	France	1.50	Q
	Liduska Ajglova	Czechoslovakia	1.50	Q
	Thelma Hopkins	Great Britain	1.50	Q
	Renate Kramer	West Germany	1.50	Q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

•  Austria (2)
•  Bulgaria (1)
•  Czechoslovakia (2)
•  France (1)
•  Romania (1)
•  Soviet Union (2)
•  Sweden (1)
•  Great Britain (2)
•  West Germany (2)

References

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014