Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
Appearance
Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() 100m final | ||||||||||
Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 11.9 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
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]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record Olympic record |
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11.5 s | Berlin, Germany | 4 August 1936 |
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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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 |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
12.0 | Q |
2 | Viola Myers | ![]() |
12.5 | Q |
3 | Betty McKinnon | ![]() |
12.7 | |
4 | Maria Oberbreyer | ![]() |
Heat 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
2 | Birthe Nielsen | ![]() |
12.9 | Q |
3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | ![]() |
13.1 | |
4 | Benedicta de Oliveira | ![]() |
13.2 | |
5 | Tilly Decker | ![]() |
Heat 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Grethe Lovsø Nielsen | ![]() |
12.6 | Q |
2 | Winifred Jordan | ![]() |
12.7 | Q |
3 | Audrey Patterson | ![]() |
12.8 | |
4 | Joyce King | ![]() |
13.1 | |
5 | Betty Kretschmer | ![]() |
Heat 4
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Cynthia Thompson | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
2 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
3 | Mabel Walker | ![]() |
12.2 | |
4 | Millie Cheater | ![]() |
12.3 |
Heat 5
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Doris Batter | ![]() |
12.6 | Q |
2 | Kathleen Russell | ![]() |
12.9 | Q |
3 | Lillian Young | ![]() |
13.0 | |
4 | Elizabeth Müller | ![]() |
13.2 | Est |
Heat 6
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Manley | ![]() |
12.1 | Q |
2 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | ![]() |
13.0 | Q |
3 | Marie-Thérèse Renard | ![]() |
13.6 |
Heat 7
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Olga Šicnerová | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
2 | Bente Bergendorff | ![]() |
12.6 | Q |
3 | Helena de Menezes | ![]() |
13.2 | |
4 | Üner Teoman | ![]() |
13.6 |
Heat 8
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Liliana Tagliaferri | ![]() |
12.8 | Q |
2 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | ![]() |
12.9 | Q |
3 | Phyllis Edness | ![]() |
13.6 | |
4 | Grete Pavlousek | ![]() |
13.6 | |
5 | Alma Butia | ![]() |
13.6 |
Heat 9
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Patricia Jones | ![]() |
12.7 | Q |
2 | Grietje de Jongh | ![]() |
12.9 | Q |
3 | Jeanine Moussier | ![]() |
12.9 | |
4 | Liv Paulsen | ![]() |
12.9 |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
12.0 | Q |
2 | Shirley Strickland | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
3 | Grete Lovso Nielsen | ![]() |
12.7 | Q |
4 | Doris Batter | ![]() |
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5 | Liliana Tagliaferri | ![]() |
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6 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | ![]() |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Manley | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
2 | Patricia Jones | ![]() |
12.6 | Q |
3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | ![]() |
12.7 | |
4 | Bente Bergendorff | ![]() |
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5 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | ![]() |
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6 | Kathleen Russell | ![]() |
Semifinal 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Viola Myers | ![]() |
12.4 | Q |
2 | Cynthia Thompson | ![]() |
12.5 | Q |
3 | Olga Sicnerova | ![]() |
12.5 | |
Birthe Nielsen | ![]() |
12.5 | ||
5 | Winifred Jordan | ![]() |
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6 | Grietje de Jongh | ![]() |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
11.9 | |
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Dorothy Manley | ![]() |
12.2 | |
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Shirley Strickland | ![]() |
12.2 | |
4 | Viola Myers | ![]() |
12.3 | Est |
5 | Patricia Jones | ![]() |
12.4 | Est |
6 | Cynthia Thompson | ![]() |
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.