Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
| 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) |
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| Competitors | 33 from 20 nations | |||||||||
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Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands
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Dorothy Manley Great Britain
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Shirley Strickland Australia
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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.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+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
The fastest two runners in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Key: Est = Time is an estimated
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