Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event was, for the first time, part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put...

at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

. The competition was held on August 4, 1948. The final was won by Hungarian Olga Gyarmati.

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Olga Gyarmati Olga Gyarmati Olga Gyarmati is a retired Hungarian athlete who competed at three Olympic Games in four different events...	align=left	\| 5.695	OR
	Noemí Simonetto de Portela		5.600
	Ann-Britt Leyman Ann-Britt Leyman Ann-Britt Leyman is a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in 100 and 200 m, but also in long jump....		5.575
4	Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs is a former Dutch athlete.Born Gerda Koudijs in Rotterdam, her greatest success was winning the gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics, together with Xenia Stad-de Jong, Netty Witziers-Timmer, and Fanny Blankers-Koen...		5.570
5	Nel Karelse		5.545
6	Kathleen Russell		5.495
7	Judy Canty		5.380
8	Yvonne Chabot-Curtet		5.350
9	Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch		5.240
10	Ilse Steinegger		5.195
11	Vinton Beckett		5.145
12	Emma Reed		4.845

Key: OR = Olympic record

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