The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Dutchwoman Fanny Blankers-Koen.[1]
| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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.jpg) 100m final | ||||||||||
| Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record Olympic record |
 Helen Stephens (USA)
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11.5 s | Berlin, Germany | 4 August 1936 |
Schedule edit
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 14:45 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 2 August 1948 | 15:30 16:45 |
Semifinals Finals |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen |  Netherlands |
12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Viola Myers |  Canada |
12.5 | Q |
| 3 | Betty McKinnon |  Australia |
12.7 | |
| 4 | Maria Oberbreyer |  Austria |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley Strickland | Australia |
12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Birthe Nielsen |  Denmark |
12.9 | Q |
| 3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela |  Argentina |
13.1 | |
| 4 | Benedicta de Oliveira |  Brazil |
13.2 | |
| 5 | Tilly Decker |  Luxembourg |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grethe Lovsø Nielsen | Denmark |
12.6 | Q |
| 2 | Winifred Jordan |  Great Britain |
12.7 | Q |
| 3 | Audrey Patterson |  United States |
12.8 | |
| 4 | Joyce King | Australia |
13.1 | |
| 5 | Betty Kretschmer |  Chile |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia Thompson |  Jamaica |
12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager |  South Africa |
12.4 | Q |
| 3 | Mabel Walker | United States |
12.2 | |
| 4 | Millie Cheater | Canada |
12.3 |
Heat 5 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doris Batter | Great Britain |
12.6 | Q |
| 2 | Kathleen Russell | Jamaica |
12.9 | Q |
| 3 | Lillian Young | United States |
13.0 | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Müller | Brazil |
13.2 | Est |
Heat 6 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Manley | Great Britain |
12.1 | Q |
| 2 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones |  Bermuda |
13.0 | Q |
| 3 | Marie-Thérèse Renard |  Belgium |
13.6 |
Heat 7 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Šicnerová |  Czechoslovakia |
12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Bente Bergendorff | Denmark |
12.6 | Q |
| 3 | Helena de Menezes | Brazil |
13.2 | |
| 4 | Üner Teoman |  Turkey |
13.6 |
Heat 8 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liliana Tagliaferri |  Italy |
12.8 | Q |
| 2 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | Netherlands |
12.9 | Q |
| 3 | Phyllis Edness | Bermuda |
13.6 | |
| 4 | Grete Pavlousek | Austria |
13.6 | |
| 5 | Alma Butia |  Yugoslavia |
13.6 |
Heat 9 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Jones | Canada |
12.7 | Q |
| 2 | Grietje de Jongh | Netherlands |
12.9 | Q |
| 3 | Jeanine Moussier |  France |
12.9 | |
| 4 | Liv Paulsen |  Norway |
12.9 |
Semifinals edit
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands |
12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland | Australia |
12.4 | Q |
| 3 | Grete Lovso Nielsen | Denmark |
12.7 | Q |
| 4 | Doris Batter | Great Britain |
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| 5 | Liliana Tagliaferri | Italy |
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| 6 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | Bermuda |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Manley | Great Britain |
12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Patricia Jones | Canada |
12.6 | Q |
| 3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | South Africa |
12.7 | |
| 4 | Bente Bergendorff | Denmark |
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| 5 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | Netherlands |
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| 6 | Kathleen Russell | Jamaica |
Semifinal 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viola Myers | Canada |
12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Cynthia Thompson | Jamaica |
12.5 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Sicnerova | Czechoslovakia |
12.5 | |
| Birthe Nielsen | Denmark |
12.5 | ||
| 5 | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain |
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| 6 | Grietje de Jongh | Netherlands |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands |
11.9 | |
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Dorothy Manley | Great Britain |
12.2 | |
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Shirley Strickland | Australia |
12.2 | |
| 4 | Viola Myers | Canada |
12.3 | Est |
| 5 | Patricia Jones | Canada |
12.4 | Est |
| 6 | Cynthia Thompson | Jamaica |
12.6 | Est |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
External links edit
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.