Analysis

Subject Analysis

Great Britain
Career 1923 – 1971
Best year 1956
Total points 124
Best results 5× 2. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#9

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

Categories

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
1971 European Championship High jump Women 2 2 Barbara Inkpen
1967 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 2 2 Linda Knowles
1962 European Championship High jump Women 3 1 Linda Knowles
1960 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Dorothy Shirley
1958 European Championship High jump Women 3 1 Dorothy Shirley
1956 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Thelma Hopkins
1956 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Thelma Hopkins
1954 European Championship High jump Women 1 4 Thelma Hopkins
1953 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Sheila Lerwill
1952 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Sheila Lerwill
1952 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Sheila Lerwill
1951 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Sheila Lerwill
1950 European Championship High jump Women 2 2 Dorothy Tyler
1950 European Championship High jump Women 1 4 Sheila Lerwill
1948 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Dorothy Tyler
1940 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Dorothy Odam
1939 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Dorothy Odam
1936 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Dorothy Odam
1926 Own WR improvement High jump Women 1 4 Phyllis Green
1925 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Phyllis Green
1924 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Sophie Eliott-Lynn
1923 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Sophie Eliott-Lynn
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