Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

Women's high jump at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates	August 9
Medalists
Ibolya Csák  Hungary Dorothy Odam  Great Britain Elfriede Kaun  Germany

The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 9, 1936. The final was won by Ibolya Csák of Hungary. Gretel Bergmann, a German Jewish athlete, was prevented from competing by the Nazis.

Results

Crowd showing the Nazi salute with the results of the women's high jump event visible on the board in the background

Final standings

Rank	Name	Nationality	Height	Notes
	Ibolya Csák	Hungary	1.60
	Dorothy Odam	Great Britain	1.60
	Elfriede Kaun	Germany	1.60
4	Dora Ratjen	Germany	1.58	DQ
5	Marguerite Nicolas	France	1.58
6	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	1.55
6	Annette Rogers	United States	1.55
6	Doris Carter	Australia	1.55
9	Alice Arden	United States	1.50
9	Kathlyn Kelley	United States	1.50
9	Margaret Bell	Canada	1.50
9	Wanda Nowak	Austria	1.50
9	Nellie Carrington	Great Britain	1.50
14	Catherine Stevens	Belgium	1.40
14	Tini Koopmans	Netherlands	1.40
14	Junko Nishida	Japan	1.40
17	Irja Lipasti	Finland	1.30