- Records
- Schedule
- Results Round 1 Semifinals Final
- References
- External links
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 200 metres |games = 1948 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = |dates = August 5 (heats and semifinals) August 6 (final) |competitors = |nations = |longnames = yes |gold = Fanny Blankers-Koen |goldNOC = NED |silver = Audrey Williamson |silverNOC = GBR |bronze = Audrey Patterson |bronzeNOC = USA |next=1952 }}{{AthleticsAt1948SummerOlympics}}The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 5 and August 6. The final was won by Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen. It was the first time this event was included in the Summer Olympics.[1] RecordsPrior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows. World Record | {{flagathlete|Stanisława Walasiewicz|POL}} | 23.6 | Warsaw, Poland | 4 August 1935 |
Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition: Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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6 August | Final | {{flagIOCathlete|Fanny Blankers-Koen|NED|1948 Summer}} | 24.4 | OR |
ScheduleAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday, 5 August 1948 | 15:30 17:00 | Round 1 Semifinals | Friday, 6 August 1948 | 16:30 | Final |
ResultsRound 1Round 1 took place on 5 August. The first two runners from 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}} | 25.7 | 2 | Liliane Sprécher | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 26.0 | 3 | Mae Faggs | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 26.0 | 4 | Melânia Luz | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} | 26.6 | EST | 5 | Phyllis Edness | {{FlagIOC|BER|1948 Summer}} | 26.6 | Heat 2 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Cynthia Thompson | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 25.6 | 2 | Sylvia Cheeseman | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.7 | 3 | Diane Foster | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 26.1 | 4 | Helena de Menezes | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} | 27.7 | Heat 3 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Joyce King | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 25.9 | 2 | Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones | {{FlagIOC|BER|1948 Summer}} | 27.0 | 3 | Lucila Pini | {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}} | 27.6 | 4 | Maria-Therese Renard | {{FlagIOC|BEL|1948 Summer}} | 28.5 | 5 | Olga Sicnerova | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1948 Summer}} | 28.5 | Heat 4 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | {{FlagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer}} | 24.4 | 2 | Shirley Strickland | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 | 3 | Nell Jackson | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 25.8 | 4 | Donna Gilmore | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 25.8 | 5 | Alma Butia | {{FlagIOC|YUG|1948 Summer}} | 25.8 | Heat 5 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Audrey Patterson | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 25.5 | 2 | Margaret Walker | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.8 | 3 | Kathleen Russell | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 26.3 | 4 | Ann-Britt Leyman | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}} | 26.3 | 5 | Tilly Decker | {{FlagIOC|LUX|1948 Summer}} | 26.3 | 6 | Betty Kretschmer | {{FlagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}} | 26.3 | Heat 6 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Betty McKinnon | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 25.9 | 2 | Rosine Faugouin | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 25.9 | 3 | Grietje de Jongh | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 26.2 | 4 | Grete Pavlousek | {{FlagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer}} | 26.2 | Heat 7 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Audrey Williamson | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.4 | 2 | Neeltje Karelse | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 26.0 | 3 | Millie Cheater | {{FlagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer}} | 26.4 | 4 | Annegret Weller-Schneider | {{FlagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}} | 26.4 |
SemifinalsThe semifinals took place on 5 August. The top three runners from 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}} | 24.3 | 2 | Audrey Patterson | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 25.0 | 3 | Margaret Walker | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.3 | 4 | Cynthia Thompson | {{FlagIOC|JAM|1948 Summer}} | 25.3 | 5 | Rosine Faugouin | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 25.3 | 6 | Joyce King | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 25.3 | 7 | Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones | {{FlagIOC|BER|1948 Summer}} | 25.3 | Heat 2 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 24.9 | 2 | Audrey Williamson | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 24.9 | 3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | {{FlagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 | 4 | Sylvia Cheeseman | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 | 5 | Neeltje Karelse | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 | 6 | Liliane Sprécher | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 | 7 | Betty McKinnon | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 |
Final Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | Fanny Blankers-Koen | {{FlagIOC|NED|1948 Summer}} | 24.4 | OR | {{silver2}} | Audrey Williamson | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.1 | | {{Bronze3}} | Audrey Patterson | {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}} | 25.2 | 4 | Shirley Strickland | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}} | 25.3 | Est | 5 | Margaret Walker | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}} | 25.6 | Est | 6 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | {{FlagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer}} | 25.7 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record Despite Strickland's 4th placing in the final, a photo finish of the race (that was not consulted then but discovered in 1975) showed that she had beaten Patterson into 3rd place, a discrepancy that has been recognised by many reputable Olympic historians.[2] References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/womens-200-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 200 metres |accessdate=9 July 2017 |work=Sports Reference}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Shirley Strickland|url=http://athletics.com.au/Athletes/Hall-of-Fame/Shirley-Strickland|website=athletics.com.au|publisher=Athletics Australia|accessdate=13 June 2015}}
External links- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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