Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 21 (round one and quarterfinals) July 22 (semifinals and final) |
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| Competitors | 56 | |||||||||
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Marjorie Jackson Australia
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Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger South Africa
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Shirley Strickland Australia
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The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 21 and July 22. The final was won by Australian Marjorie Jackson, who equalled the world record set in 1936 by Helen Stephens.
The first round was held on July 21. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
The first three runners from each heat qualified to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
The first three runners from each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Key: =WR = Equalled World record
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