1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump

Events at the 1962 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
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
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
20 km walk		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

The women's long jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Beograd, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.

Medalists

Gold	Tatyana Shchelkanova Soviet Union
Silver	Elżbieta Krzesińska Poland
Bronze	Mary Rand United Kingdom

Results

Final

15 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Tatyana Shchelkanova	Soviet Union	6.36
	Elżbieta Krzesińska	Poland	6.22
	Mary Rand	United Kingdom	6.22
4	Joke Bijleveld	Netherlands	6.21
5	Helga Hoffmann	West Germany	6.19
6	Hildrun Claus	East Germany	6.12
7	Diana Yorgova	Bulgaria	5.98
8	Bärbel Geissler	East Germany	5.95
9	Tatyana Talysheva	Soviet Union	5.92
10	Viorica Viscopoleanu	Romania	5.83
11	Oddrun Lange	Norway	5.82
12	Sheila Sherwood	United Kingdom	5.78

Qualification

14 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Tatyana Shchelkanova	Soviet Union	6.38	CR Q
2	Mary Rand	United Kingdom	6.29	Q
3	Hildrun Claus	East Germany	6.25	Q
4	Helga Hoffmann	West Germany	6.23	Q
5	Joke Bijleveld	Netherlands	6.22	Q
6	Sheila Sherwood	United Kingdom	6.15	Q
7	Diana Yorgova	Bulgaria	6.14	Q
8	Viorica Viscopoleanu	Romania	6.14	NR Q
9	Elżbieta Krzesińska	Poland	6.13	Q
10	Bärbel Geissler	East Germany	6.11	Q
11	Tatyana Talysheva	Soviet Union	6.05	Q
12	Oddrun Lange	Norway	5.98	NR Q
13	Vera Rozsavölgyi	Hungary	5.96
14	Orsolya Petró	Hungary	5.86
15	Berit Berthelsen	Norway	5.81
16	Maija Koivusaari	Finland	5.80
17	Halina Krzyżańska	Poland	5.76
18	Magaly Vettorazzo	Italy	5.17

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

• Bulgaria (1)
• East Germany (2)
• Finland (1)

• Hungary (2)
• Italy (1)
• Netherlands (1)

• Norway (2)
• Poland (2)
• Romania (1)

• Soviet Union (2)
• United Kingdom (2)
• West Germany (1)

References

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