Updated August 28, 2020 |
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High Jump
| Year | Height | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Ethel Catherwood, CAN | 5- 21/2 | |
| 1932 | Jean Shiley, USA | 5- 51/4 | WR |
| 1936 | Ibolya Csäk, HUN | 5- 3 | |
| 1948 | Alice Coachman, USA | 5- 6 | OR |
| 1952 | Esther Brand, RSA | 5- 53/4 | |
| 1956 | Mildred McDaniel, USA | 5- 91/4 | WR |
| 1960 | Iolanda Balas, ROM | 6- 03/4 | OR |
| 1964 | Iolanda Balas, ROM | 6- 23/4 | OR |
| 1968 | Miloslava Rezkova, CZE | 5-111/2 | |
| 1972 | Ulrike Meyfarth, W. Ger | 6- 31/2 | WR |
| 1976 | Rosemarie Ackermann, E. Ger | 6- 4 | OR |
| 1980 | Sara Simeoni, ITA | 6- 51/2 | OR |
| 1984 | Ulrike Meyfarth, W. Ger | 6- 71/2 | OR |
| 1988 | Louise Ritter, USA | 6- 8 | OR |
| 1992 | Heike Henkel, GER | 6- 71/2 | |
| 1996 | Stefka Kostadinova, BUL | 6- 83/4 | |
| 2000 | Yelena Yelesina, RUS | 6- 7 | |
| 2004 | Yelena Slesarenko, RUS | 6- 9 | OR |
| 2008 | Tia Hellebaut, BEL | 6- 7 | |
| 2012 | Anna Chicherova, RUS | 6- 71/4 |
| 20-kilometer Walk | Women's Olympic Track & Field | Pole Vault |
