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Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:
Women's 100 metres
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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Date Started: July 31, 1948
Date Finished: August 2, 1948
| Gold: |  Fanny Blankers-Koen |
| Silver: |  Dorothy Manley |
| Bronze: |  Shirley Strickland de la Hunty |
Summary
The 100 metres was the first of four events in which Fanny Blankers-Koen was entered at the London Olympics. While she was the World Record holder in the 100 yards, many observers considered her to be past her prime. But the Dutchwoman soon silenced her critics, winning the heats and semi-finals with ease. The only contestant who could think of threatening her was home-runner Dorothy Manley. She was originally a high jumper, but was discovered to have more talent for sprinting. Manley had a good start in the final and briefly led until Blankers-Koen took over and won easily. Her time of 11.9 was decent considering the poor track conditions due to the wet weather.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 30 | Netherlands | NED | Gold | |
| 2 | Dorothy Manley | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | Silver | |
| 3 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 23 | Australia | AUS | Bronze | |
| 4 | Viola Myers | Canada | CAN | |||
| 5 | Pat Jones | 17 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 | Cynthia Thompson | 25 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 3 h1 r2/3 | Grethe Lovsø Nielsen | 22 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 3 h2 r2/3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | 19 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 3T h3 r2/3 | Birthe Nielsen | 21 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 3T h3 r2/3 | Olga Šicnerová | 20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Doris Batter | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Bente Bergendorff | 19 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Liliana Tagliaferri | 19 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | 26 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | Winnie Jordan | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | 19 | Bermuda | BER | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Kathleen Russell | 20 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | Gré de Jongh | 23 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h1 r1/3 | Betty McKinnon | 24 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | 22 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | Mickey Patterson | 21 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | Mabel Walker | 19 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h5 r1/3 | Lillian Young | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h6 r1/3 | Marie-Thérèse Renard | 23 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 3 h7 r1/3 | Helena de Menezes | 21 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 3 h8 r1/3 | Phyllis Edness | 18 | Bermuda | BER | ||
| 3 h9 r1/3 | Jeanine Moussier | 18 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch | 26 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Benedita de Oliveira | 20 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Joyce King | 27 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Millie Cheater | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | Elisabeth Müller | 22 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 4 h7 r1/3 | Üner Teoman | Turkey | TUR | |||
| 4 h8 r1/3 | Grete Pavlousek | 24 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 4 h9 r1/3 | Liv Paulsen | 22 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Tilly Decker | 18 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Betty Kretschmer | 20 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 5 h8 r1/3 | Alma Butia | 19 | Yugoslavia | YUG |
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