Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Tatyana Shchelkanova	Soviet Union	6.49
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Diana Yorgova	Bulgaria	6.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Elżbieta Krzesińska	Poland	6.11
4	Uta Böge	West Germany	5.98
5	Thelma Hopkins	Great Britain	5.87
6	Sanda Grosu	Romania	5.74
7	Barbara Krötenheerdt	West Germany	5.61
8	Federica Galli	Italy	5.53
9	Donka Naneva	Bulgaria	5.46