Jean Shiley
Olympic athlete
1911 – 1998
Who was Jean Shiley?
Jean Shiley Newhouse was an American high jumper. She was born Jean Shiley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Havertown, a Philadelphia suburb, where she joined the team at Haverford High School.
Shiley tied with Babe Didrikson in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In the games, both cleared 5 ft 5 1⁄4 in and failed at 5 ft 6 in. In the jump-off, they tied again at a world record height of 5 ft 5 3⁄4 in; however, Shiley was awarded the gold medal, as Didrikson had used the Western Roll technique which was deemed "diving".
Didrikson was also given a share in the world record and this, though equalled a few times, stood until 1939. Shiley was ruled ineligible for the 1936 Games as she had worked as a swimming instructor.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1911
Harrisburg - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Mar 11, 1998
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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