Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
| Women's long jump at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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| Date | July 23 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
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Yvette Williams |
 New Zealand
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Aleksandra Chudina |
 Soviet Union
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Shirley Cawley |
 Great Britain
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The Women's long jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 23 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Yvette Williams from New Zealand won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic records was set during this competition.
Qualifying Performance 5.30 advance to the Final.
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