title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
  
  The women's high jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 26 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Sheila Lerwill Great Britain |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Dorothy Tyler-Odam Great Britain |
  | Bronze | Galina Ganeker Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  26 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sheila Lerwill | Great Britain | 1.63 |
  | | Dorothy Tyler-Odam | Great Britain | 1.63 |
  | | Galina Ganeker | Soviet Union | 1.63 |
  | 4 | Anna Knudsen | Denmark | 1.60 |
  | 5 | Bertha Crowther | Great Britain | 1.55 |
  | 6 | Anne-Marie Colchen | France | 1.50 |
  | 7 | Simone Peirone | France | 1.50 |
  | 8 | Berta Sablatnig | Austria | 1.45 |
  | 9 | Jozefa Dierick | Belgium | 1.40 |
  | 9 | Anita Roussel | France | 1.40 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * France (3)
  * Soviet Union (1)
  * Great Britain (3)
  