Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games:

Women's High Jump Final Round

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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Location: Olympic Stadium
Date Started: July 28, 1976
Date Finished: July 28, 1976

Gold: Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann

Silver: Sara Simeoni

Bronze: Yordanka Blagoeva

Final Round

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	H
1	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	1.93	OR
2	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	1.91
3	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	1.91
4	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1.89
5	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	1.89
6	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	1.87
7	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	1.87
8	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	1.87
9	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	1.87
10	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	1.87
11	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	1.87
12T	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	1.84
12T	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	1.84
12T	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	1.84
15T	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	1.84
15T	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	1.84
17	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	1.84
18	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	1.84
19	Milada Karbanová	28	Czechoslovakia	TCH	1.81
20	Louise Hannah-Walker	25	Canada	CAN	1.78
21	Audrey Reid	24	Jamaica	JAM	1.78

Final Round 1.70 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	TA
1T	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	o	1
1T	Audrey Reid	24	Jamaica	JAM	o	1
1T	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	o	1
1T	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	o	1
1T	Louise Hannah-Walker	25	Canada	CAN	o	1
1T	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	o	1
NP	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	pass	0
NP	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	pass	0
NP	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	pass	0
NP	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	pass	0
NP	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	pass	0
NP	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	pass	0
NP	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	pass	0
NP	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	pass	0
NP	Milada Karbanová	28	Czechoslovakia	TCH	pass	0
NP	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	pass	0
NP	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	pass	0
NP	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	pass	0
NP	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	pass	0
NP	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	pass	0
NP	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	pass	0

Final Round 1.75 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1T	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	o	0	0	1
1T	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	o	0	0	1
1T	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	o	0	0	1
1T	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	0	1
1T	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	0	0	1
1T	Milada Karbanová	28	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	0	0	1
1T	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	o	0	0	1
1T	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	0	0	1
1T	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	o	0	0	1
1T	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	1
1T	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	o	0	0	1
12T	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	o	0	0	2
12T	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	0	2
12T	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	o	0	0	2
12T	Louise Hannah-Walker	25	Canada	CAN	o	0	0	2
16	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	xo	1	1	2
17T	Audrey Reid	24	Jamaica	JAM	xo	1	1	3
17T	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	xo	1	1	3
NP	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	pass	0	0	0
NP	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	pass	0	0	0
NP	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	pass	0	0	0

Final Round 1.78 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1T	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	o	0	0	1
1T	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	o	0	0	1
3T	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	o	0	0	2
3T	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	0	0	2
3T	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	o	0	0	2
3T	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	o	0	0	2
3T	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	2
8T	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	0	3
8T	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	o	0	0	3
10	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	o	0	1	3
11	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	o	0	1	4
12T	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	xo	1	1	3
12T	Milada Karbanová	28	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xo	1	1	3
14	Louise Hannah-Walker	25	Canada	CAN	xo	1	1	4
15	Audrey Reid	24	Jamaica	JAM	xo	1	2	5
16T	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	pass	0	0	1
16T	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	pass	0	0	1
16T	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	pass	0	0	1
16T	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	pass	0	0	1
20	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	pass	0	0	2
NP	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	pass	0	0	0

Final Round 1.81 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1T	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	o	0	0	2
1T	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	o	0	0	2
1T	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	o	0	0	2
1T	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	0	0	2
1T	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	o	0	0	2
1T	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	o	0	0	2
7T	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	o	0	0	3
7T	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	o	0	0	3
7T	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	3
10T	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	0	4
10T	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	o	0	0	4
12	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	1	4
13	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	o	0	1	5
14T	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	xo	1	1	4
14T	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	xo	1	1	4
16	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	xxo	2	2	3
17	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	xxo	2	2	5
18T	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	xxo	2	3	6
18T	Milada Karbanová	28	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xxo	2	3	6
20	Louise Hannah-Walker	25	Canada	CAN	xxx	3	4	7
21	Audrey Reid	24	Jamaica	JAM	xxx	3	5	8

Final Round 1.84 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1T	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	o	0	0	3
1T	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	o	0	0	3
1T	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	0	0	3
1T	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	o	0	0	3
5T	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	o	0	0	4
5T	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	4
7T	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	0	5
7T	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	o	0	0	5
9T	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	o	0	1	5
9T	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	1	5
9T	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	0	1	5
12	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	o	0	1	6
13	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	o	0	2	4
14	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	o	0	3	7
15T	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	xo	1	1	4
15T	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	xo	1	1	4
17	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	xo	1	1	5
18	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	xxo	2	4	8
19	Milada Karbanová	28	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xxx	3	6	9

Final Round 1.87 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1T	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	o	0	0	4
1T	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	o	0	0	4
1T	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	0	0	4
4	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	5
5	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	o	0	0	6
6	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	o	0	3	8
7	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	xo	1	1	7
8	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	xxo	2	2	6
9	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	xxo	2	2	7
10	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	xxo	2	3	9
11	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	xxo	2	4	7
12T	Ria Ahlers	21	Netherlands	NED	xxx	3	4	8
12T	Galina Filatova	26	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	3	4	8
12T	Snežana Hrepevnik	27	Yugoslavia	YUG	xxx	3	4	8
15T	Marie-Christine Debourse	24	France	FRA	xxx	3	4	7
15T	Susann Sundqvist	18	Finland	FIN	xxx	3	4	7
17	Anne-Marie Pira	21	Belgium	BEL	xxx	3	4	8
18	Paula Girven	18	United States	USA	xxx	3	7	11

Final Round 1.89 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1T	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	o	0	0	5
1T	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	0	0	5
3	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	6
4	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	xo	1	1	6
5	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	xo	1	4	10
6	Tatyana Shlyakhto	20	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	3	3	9
7	Annette Tånnander	18	Sweden	SWE	xxx	3	4	10
8	Cornelia Popescu-Popa	25	Romania	ROU	xxx	3	5	9
9	Andrea Mátay	20	Hungary	HUN	xxx	3	5	10
10	Julie White	16	Canada	CAN	xxx	3	6	12
11	Brigitte Holzapfel	18	West Germany	FRG	xxx	3	7	10

Final Round 1.91 metres

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Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	o	0	0	7
2	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	o	0	1	7
3	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	xo	1	1	7
4	Mária Faithová-Mračnová	29	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xxx	3	3	8
5	Joni Huntley	19	United States	USA	xxx	3	7	13

Final Round 1.93 metres

Glossary ▪ ▪

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	xo	1	2	9	OR
2	Sara Simeoni	23	Italy	ITA	xxx	3	3	10
3	Yordanka Blagoeva	29	Bulgaria	BUL	xxx	3	4	10

Final Round 1.97 metres

Glossary ▪ ▪

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	C/F/P	MAH	TM	TA
1	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann	24	East Germany	GDR	xxx	3	5	12

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Gold:	Rosemarie Witschas-Ackermann
Silver:	Sara Simeoni
Bronze:	Yordanka Blagoeva