Athletics at the 1948 Summer Games: Next Summer Games
Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Date Started: August 5, 1948
Date Finished: August 5, 1948
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Fanny Blankers-Koen |
| Silver: | Audrey Williamson |
| Bronze: | Mickey Patterson |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | ATM | T(A) | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 30 | Netherlands | NED | 24.4 | 24.3 | QU/OR | |
| 2 | Mickey Patterson | 21 | United States | USA | at 0.62 | 25.0 | QU | |
| 3 | Margaret Walker | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | at 1.02 | 25.3 | QU | |
| 4 | Cynthia Thompson | 25 | Jamaica | JAM | at 1.27 | |||
| 5 | Rosine Faugouin | 18 | France | FRA | at 1.33 | |||
| 6 | Joyce King | 27 | Australia | AUS | at 1.38 | |||
| 7 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | 19 | Bermuda | BER | ---- |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | ATM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1T | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 23 | Australia | AUS | 24.9w | 25.1w | QU | |
| 1T | Audrey Williamson | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 24.9w | at 0.01 | QU | |
| 3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | 19 | South Africa | RSA | 25.1w | at 0.12 | QU | |
| 4 | Sylvia Cheeseman | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | at 0.38 | |||
| 5 | Nel Karelse | 22 | Netherlands | NED | at 0.58 | |||
| 6 | Liliane Sprécher | 22 | France | FRA | at 0.62 | |||
| 7 | Betty McKinnon | 24 | Australia | AUS | at 0.75 |