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Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:
Women's 100 metres
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Date Started: July 30, 1928
Date Finished: July 31, 1928
| Gold: |  Betty Robinson |
| Silver: |  Bobby Rosenfeld |
| Bronze: | Ethel Smith |
Summary
The world record had been set in July 1928 by Canada’s Myrtle Cook in winning the Canadian Championship in 12.0. A few weeks before America’s Betty Robinson, only a 16-year-old, had run 12.0 at a meet in Chicago but the mark was never ratified as a world record. In the final, Cook and Germany’s Leni Schmidt were disqualified for false started. This left the race open for Robinson to win in 12.2, equaling the listed world record.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Robinson | 16 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Bobby Rosenfeld | 23 | Canada | CAN | Silver | |
| 3 | Ethel Smith | 20 | Canada | CAN | Bronze | |
| 4 | Erna Steinberg | 16 | Germany | GER | ||
| AC | Myrtle Cook | 26 | Canada | CAN | ||
| AC | Leni Schmidt | 21 | Germany | GER | ||
| 3 h1 r2/3 | Georgette Gagneux | 20 | France | FRA | ||
| 3 h2 r2/3 | Edie Robinson | 21 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 3 h3 r2/3 | Jane Bell | 17 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Anni Holdmann | 28 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Kinue Hitomi | 21 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | Elta Cartwright | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Mary Washburn | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Leni Junker | 22 | Germany | GER | ||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | Norma Wilson | 18 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Marjorie Clark | 18 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Maud Sundberg | 16 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | Marguerite Radideau | 21 | France | FRA | ||
| 3 h1 r1/3 | Derna Polazzo | 16 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | Nettie Grooss | 22 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | Anne Vrana-O'Brien | 16 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | Yolande Plancke | France | FRA | |||
| 3 h5 r1/3 | Luisa Bonfanti | Italy | ITA | |||
| 3 h6 r1/3 | Rie Briejèr | 18 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h7 r1/3 | Lies Aengenendt | 20 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h8 r1/3 | Bets ter Horst | 20 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h9 r1/3 | Zinaida Liepiņa | 20 | Latvia | LAT | ||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Ruth Svedberg | 25 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Matilde Moraschi | 18 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h6 r1/3 | Lucienne Velu | 26 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h9 r1/3 | Sidonie Verschueren | Belgium | BEL |
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