Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games:

There was no real favorite as women did not compete against each other much in this era. The 1934 FSFI Champion was Ruth Engelhard of Germany, but she did not compete in 1936. The final race was remarkably close with the first four runners being given the same time of 11.7. Italy’s Trebisonda "Ondina" Valla was the winner by only a few centimeters. There was a photo timing system in 1936 that timed to the 1/1000ths of a second. The times document the closeness of the race. Valla finished in 11.748, with only 23/1000ths separating 2nd from 5th. Anni Steuer (GER) was second in 11.809, Betty Taylor (CAN) third in 11.811, Claudia Testoni (ITA) fourth in 11.818, and Kitty ter Braake fifth in 11.832.