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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Date Started: August 3, 1948
Date Finished: August 3, 1948
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Fanny Blankers-Koen |
| Silver: | Maureen Gardner |
| Bronze: | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 30 | Netherlands | NED | 11.3 | 11.4 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Joan Upton | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 11.8 | QU | |
| 3 | Jeanine Toulouse | 25 | France | FRA | 12.0 | QU | |
| 4 | Mirja Jämes | 23 | Finland | FIN | |||
| 5 | Marion Huber | Chile | CHI | ||||
| 6 | Theresa Manuel | 22 | United States | USA |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maureen Gardner | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 11.6 | 11.8 | QU |
| 2 | Libuše Lomská | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 11.8 | QU | |
| 3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | 22 | Argentina | ARG | 11.8 | QU | |
| 4 | Janine Magnin-Lamouche | 27 | France | FRA | 11.9est | ||
| 5 | Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou | 34 | Greece | GRE |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvette Monginou | 21 | France | FRA | 11.7 | 11.8 | QU |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 23 | Australia | AUS | 11.9 | QU | |
| 3 | Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch | 26 | Austria | AUT | 11.9 | QU | |
| 4 | Bernice Robinson | 21 | United States | USA | |||
| 5 | Bertha Crowther | 26 | Great Britain | GBR |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elfriede Steurer | 23 | Austria | AUT | 12.2 | 12.3 | QU |
| 2 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | 24 | Netherlands | NED | 12.2 | QU | |
| 3 | Jean Walraven | 21 | United States | USA | 12.6 | QU | |
| 4 | Kyllikki Naukkarinen | 23 | Finland | FIN | |||
| 5 | Vinton Beckett | 25 | Jamaica | JAM |