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Olympic high jump final to feature two UK women. Davies is also the last
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1502:Janet Boyle
1255:Mary Bignal
1247:Mary Bignal
920:Lea Haggett
904:Janet Boyle
888:Janet Boyle
400:Los Angeles
304:Competition
269:Lea Haggett
262:New Zealand
228:Janet Boyle
188:AAAs Indoor
155:(2001) and
153:Susan Jones
145:Jo Jennings
143:(1991) and
98:high jumper
34:Nationality
1662:Categories
1100:Mary Milne
1092:Mary Milne
1084:Mary Milne
1076:Mary Milne
1060:Mary Milne
1004:Hilda Hatt
771:9 December
755:Statistics
647:References
581:, Hungary
512:, Germany
177:Queensland
118:Seoul 1988
52:7 May 1961
48:1961-05-07
1265:1960–2006
987:1922–1939
926:1992-93:
894:1986-88:
854:1980-81:
823:1977-1997
816:high jump
537:, France
510:Stuttgart
489:Edinburgh
427:, France
252:, at the
216:Edinburgh
181:Australia
72:Athletics
625:Auckland
579:Budapest
470:, Spain
376:Brisbane
357:, Italy
310:Position
258:Auckland
220:Scotland
173:Brisbane
102:Catworth
1572:1997:
1142:1946–59
1106:1936:
611:(1.92)
521:(1.89)
454:1.85 m
411:(1.90)
340:England
250:England
210:at the
208:England
165:England
94:Elliott
37:English
1644:2006:
1636:2005:
1628:2004:
1620:2003:
1612:2002:
1604:2001:
1596:2000:
1588:1999:
1580:1998:
1564:1996:
1556:1995:
1548:1994:
1540:1993:
1532:1992:
1524:1991:
1516:1990:
1508:1989:
1500:1988:
1492:1987:
1484:1986:
1476:1985:
1468:1984:
1460:1983:
1452:1982:
1444:1981:
1436:1980:
1428:1979:
1420:1978:
1412:1977:
1404:1976:
1396:1975:
1388:1974:
1380:1973:
1372:1972:
1364:1971:
1356:1970:
1348:1969:
1340:1968:
1332:1967:
1324:1966:
1316:1965:
1308:1964:
1300:&
1296:1963:
1288:1962:
1280:1961:
1272:1960:
1253:1959:
1245:1958:
1237:1957:
1229:1956:
1221:1955:
1213:1954:
1205:1953:
1197:1952:
1189:1951:
1181:1950:
1173:1949:
1165:1948:
1157:1947:
1149:1946:
1130:1939:
1122:1938:
1114:1937:
1098:1935:
1090:1934:
1082:1933:
1074:1932:
1066:1931:
1058:1930:
1050:1929:
1042:1928:
1034:1927:
1026:1926:
1018:1925:
1010:1924:
1002:1923:
994:1922:
934:1997:
918:1991:
910:1990:
902:1989:
886:1985:
878:1984:
870:1983:
862:1982:
846:1979:
838:1978:
830:1977:
634:1.80 m
609:1.90 m
588:1.80 m
564:1.91 m
544:1.85 m
535:Lievin
519:1.87 m
498:1.90 m
477:1.90 m
468:Madrid
446:Moscow
434:1.80 m
409:1.88 m
385:1.80 m
364:1.94 m
337:
325:
313:Notes
124:Career
630:=9th
616:1990
605:=8th
600:Seoul
584:13th
570:1988
540:14th
526:1987
459:1986
430:13th
425:Paris
416:1985
391:1984
355:Milan
346:1982
307:Venue
69:Sport
64:Sport
773:2007
688:NUTS
560:5th
515:8th
494:4th
473:4th
451:7th
405:9th
381:6th
360:5th
301:Year
226:and
194:and
106:Oslo
77:Club
42:Born
256:in
214:in
171:in
91:née
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