- Records
- Schedule
- Results Round 1 Semifinals Final
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 100 metres |games = 1948 Summer |image = |caption = |venue =Empire Stadium |dates = July 31 (heats) August 2 (semifinals and final) |competitors =33 |nations =20 |longnames = yes |gold = Fanny Blankers-Koen |goldNOC = NED |silver = Dorothy Manley |silverNOC = GBR |bronze = Shirley Strickland |bronzeNOC = AUS |prev=1936 |next=1952 }}{{AthleticsAt1948SummerOlympics}}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] RecordsPrior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. World record Olympic record | Helen Stephens|USA}} | 11.5 s | Berlin, Germany | 4 August 1936 |
ScheduleAll 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 |
ResultsRound 1The 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 | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 12.0 | 2 | Viola Myers | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.5 | 3 | Betty McKinnon | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 12.7 | 4 | Maria Oberbreyer | {{FlagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer}} | Heat 2 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | | 2 | Birthe Nielsen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 12.9 | | 3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | {{FlagIOC|ARG|1948 Summer}} | 13.1 | 4 | Benedita de Oliveira | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} | 13.2 | 5 | Tilly Decker | {{FlagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer}} | Heat 3 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Grethe Lovsø Nielsen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 12.6 | | 2 | Winifred Jordan | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 12.7 | | 3 | Audrey Patterson | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 12.8 | 4 | Joyce King | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 13.1 | 5 | Betty Kretschmer | {{FlagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}} | Heat 4 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Cynthia Thompson | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | | 2 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | {{FlagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | | 3 | Mabel Walker | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 12.2 | 4 | Millie Cheater | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.3 | Heat 5 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Doris Batter | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 12.6 | | 2 | Kathleen Russell | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 12.9 | | 3 | Lillian Young | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 13.0 | 4 | Elizabeth Müller | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} | 13.2 | EST | Heat 6 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Manley | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 12.1 | | 2 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | {{FlagIOC|BER|1948 Summer}} | 13.0 | | 3 | Marie-Thérèse Renard | {{FlagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}} | 13.6 | Heat 7 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Olga Šicnerová | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | | 2 | Bente Bergendorff | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 12.6 | | 3 | Helena de Menezes | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} | 13.2 | 4 | Üner Teoman | {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}} | 13.6 | Heat 8 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Liliana Tagliaferri | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer}} | 12.8 | | 2 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 12.9 | | 3 | Phyllis Edness | {{FlagIOC|BER|1948 Summer}} | 13.6 | 4 | Grete Pavlousek | {{FlagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer}} | 13.6 | 5 | Alma Butia | {{FlagIOC|YUG|1948 Summer}} | 13.6 | Heat 9 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Patricia Jones | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.7 | | 2 | Grietje de Jongh | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 12.9 | | 3 | Jeanine Moussier | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 12.9 | 4 | Liv Paulsen | {{FlagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer}} | 12.9 |
SemifinalsThe 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 | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 12.0 | 2 | Shirley Strickland | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | 3 | Grete Lovso Nielsen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 12.7 | 4 | Doris Batter | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 5 | Liliana Tagliaferri | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1948 Summer}} | 6 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | {{FlagIOC|BER|1948 Summer}} | Heat 2 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Manley | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | 2 | Patricia Jones | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.6 | 3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | {{FlagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer}} | 12.7 | 4 | Bente Bergendorff | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 5 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 6 | Kathleen Russell | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | Heat 3 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Viola Myers | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | 2 | Cynthia Thompson | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 12.5 | 3 | Olga Sicnerova | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 12.5 | 3 | Birthe Nielsen | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}} | 12.5 | 5 | Winifred Jordan | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 6 | Grietje de Jongh | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} |
Final Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | Fanny Blankers-Koen | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 11.9 | {{silver2}} | Dorothy Manley | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 12.2 | | {{Bronze3}} | Shirley Strickland | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 12.2 | 4 | Viola Myers | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.3 | Est | 5 | Patricia Jones | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 12.4 | Est | 6 | Cynthia Thompson | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 12.6 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimated References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/Olympics/summer/1948/ATH/womens-100-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 100 metres |accessdate=7 June 2017 |work=Sports Reference}}
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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