Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – high jump

High jump
at the Olympics of Grace
VenueASSI Giglio Rosso
LocationFlorence, Italy
Dates31 May 1931
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Winning score1.45 metres
Medalists
gold medal    Hungary
silver medal    Yugoslavia
bronze medal    Great Britain

The high jump at the Olympics of Grace was held in Florence at the ASSI Giglio Rosso on 31 May 1931. Seven competitors from seven nations competed in the event.[1][2][3]

Schedule

All times are local time.

Date Time Round
31 May 1931 17:00 Final

Results

Due to the number of entrants, the there was no qualification needed and all athletes competed in the final.

Final

The final of the high jump event took place during the afternoon session on 31 May at 17:00 (local time).[2]

Both Hungarian Katalin Vértessy [sv] and Yugoslavian Jelka Tratnik [sv] finished at a height of 1.45 metres. To determine who would win the gold medal a playoff was held. The playoff lasted for half an hour was finally won by Vértessy with a height of 1.48 metres.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Katalin Vértessy [sv]  Hungary 1.45 m 1.48 m after playoff
2 Jelka Tratnik [sv]  Yugoslavia 1.45 m
3 Mary Seary [sv]  Great Britain 1.40 m
4 Ondina Valla  Italy 1.40 m
4 Jacqueline Laudré  France 1.40 m
6 Ilse Hausleitner  Romania 1.35 m
6 Marie Ulrichová  Czechoslovakia 1.35 m

References

  1. "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia (seconda parte)" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
  3. "Superba affermazione dell'atletismo femminile nella riunione internazionale di Firenze". Il Littoriale (in Italian). 1 June 1931. p. 7 – via biblioteca dello sport.