Venue Empire Stadium | Competitors 33 from 20 nations | |
Dates July 31 (heats)
August 2 (semifinals and final) | ||
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.
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Round 1
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Semifinals
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
Key: Est = Time is an estimated
References
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA