Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place between August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1] The final was won by Pole Stanisława Walasiewicz.
| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the X Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 1 (heats and semifinals) August 2 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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In 1980, after her shooting death as a bystander at an armed robbery, 1932 race winner Stanisława Walasiewicz was revealed to be intersex, and possibly ineligible to compete under modern gender determination tests.[2] No change has been made to the records for the 1932 women's 100 metres race.
Results
Heats
Advance on placement
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Dollinger | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.2 | |
| 2 | Billie von Bremen | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.3 | |
| 3 | Hilda Strike | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.3 | |
| 4 | Gwen Porter |  | 12.4 | |
| 5 | Marjorie Clark | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.5 |
Heat two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.9 | |
| 2 | Mary Frizzell | | 12.1 | |
| 3 | Sumiko Watanabe | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.2 | |
| 4 | Bep du Mée |  | 12.3 |
Heat three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tollien Schuurman | | 12.2 | |
| 2 | Mary Vandervliet | | 12.3 | |
| 3 | Eileen Hiscock | | 12.3 | |
| 4 | Eileen Wearne |  | 12.5 | |
| 5 | Ethel Harrington | | 12.7 | |
| 6 | Taka Shibata | | 12.7 |
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Wilde | | 12.4 | |
| 2 | Cor Aalten | | 12.4 | |
| 3 | Thelma Kench |  | 12.4 | |
| 4 | Asa Dogura | | 12.9 | |
| 5 | Ethel Johnson | | 13.9 |
Semifinals
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | | 11.9 | =WR |
 | Hilda Strike | | 11.9 | =WR |
 | Wilhelmina von Bremen | | 12.0 | |
| 4 | Marie Dollinger | | 12.2 | |
| 5 | Eileen Hiscock | | 12.3 | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Wilde | | 12.3 |
Key: =WR = Equalled world record
References
- "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- (in English) Associated Press (corporate author) (23 January 1981). "Report Says Stella Walsh; Had Male Sex Organs". The New York Times (23 January 1981). Retrieved 31 May 2006.
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