Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Dutch Fanny Blankers-Koen.[1]
Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 31 (heats) August 2 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 20 nations | |||||||||
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 | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record Olympic record |
11.5 s | Berlin, Germany | 4 August 1936 |
Schedule
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
Round 1
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 12.0 | ||
2 | Viola Myers | 12.5 | ||
3 | Betty McKinnon | 12.7 | ||
4 | Maria Oberbreyer |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland | 12.4 | ||
2 | Birthe Nielsen | 12.9 | ||
3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | 13.1 | ||
4 | Benedicta de Oliveira | 13.2 | ||
5 | Tilly Decker |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Grethe Lovsø Nielsen | 12.6 | ||
2 | Winifred Jordan | 12.7 | ||
3 | Audrey Patterson | 12.8 | ||
4 | Joyce King | 13.1 | ||
5 | Betty Kretschmer |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Cynthia Thompson | 12.4 | ||
2 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | 12.4 | ||
3 | Mabel Walker | 12.2 | ||
4 | Millie Cheater | 12.3 |
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Doris Batter | 12.6 | ||
2 | Kathleen Russell | 12.9 | ||
3 | Lillian Young | 13.0 | ||
4 | Elizabeth Müller | 13.2 | EST |
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Manley | 12.1 | ||
2 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | 13.0 | ||
3 | Marie-Thérèse Renard | 13.6 |
Heat 7
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Olga Šicnerová | 12.4 | ||
2 | Bente Bergendorff | 12.6 | ||
3 | Helena de Menezes | 13.2 | ||
4 | Üner Teoman | 13.6 |
Heat 8
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Liliana Tagliaferri | 12.8 | ||
2 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | 12.9 | ||
3 | Phyllis Edness | 13.6 | ||
4 | Grete Pavlousek | 13.6 | ||
5 | Alma Butia | 13.6 |
Heat 9
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Patricia Jones | 12.7 | ||
2 | Grietje de Jongh | 12.9 | ||
3 | Jeanine Moussier | 12.9 | ||
4 | Liv Paulsen | 12.9 |
Semifinals
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 12.0 | ||
2 | Shirley Strickland | 12.4 | ||
3 | Grete Lovso Nielsen | 12.7 | ||
4 | Doris Batter | |||
5 | Liliana Tagliaferri | |||
6 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Manley | 12.4 | ||
2 | Patricia Jones | 12.6 | ||
3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | 12.7 | ||
4 | Bente Bergendorff | |||
5 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | |||
6 | Kathleen Russell |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Viola Myers | 12.4 | ||
2 | Cynthia Thompson | 12.5 | ||
3 | Olga Sicnerova | 12.5 | ||
3 | Birthe Nielsen | 12.5 | ||
5 | Winifred Jordan | |||
6 | Grietje de Jongh |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Fanny Blankers-Koen | 11.9 | |||
Dorothy Manley | 12.2 | |||
Shirley Strickland | 12.2 | |||
4 | Viola Myers | 12.3 | Est | |
5 | Patricia Jones | 12.4 | Est | |
6 | Cynthia Thompson | 12.6 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimated
References
- 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
- 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.
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