Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
DatesAugust 3 (heats and semifinals)
August 4 (final)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Helen Stephens
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Stanisława Walasiewicz
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Käthe Krauß
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
  1932
1948  
Image from the final of the women's 100 m Berlin 1936 - women 100 m athletics - final.gif
Image from the final of the women's 100 m

The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and August 4. The final was won by American Helen Stephens. [1] Some Eastern European (especially Polish) journalists suggested she might be a man. [2] However, the International Olympic Committee performed a physical check on Stephens and concluded that she was a woman. [3]

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Emmy Albus Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.4Q
2 Johanna Vancura Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.5Q
3 Hilda Cameron Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 12.7
4 Harriet Bland US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown
5 Raili Halttu Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Helen Stephens US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.4Q
2 Jeanette Dolson Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 12.3Q
3 Grete Neumann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.9
4 Etsuko Komiya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 13.1
5 Flora Hofman Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia Unknown

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 12.5Q
2 Rauni Essman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12.8Q
3 Elisabeth Koning Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12.9
4 Marguerite Perrou Flag of France.svg  France 12.3
5 Li Sen Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Unknown

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Eileen Hiscock Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.6Q
2 Annette Rogers US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12.8Q
3 Alida de Vries Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13.0
4 Charlotte Machmer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Unknown
5 Ebba From Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Käthe Krauß Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.1Q
2 Aileen Meagher Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 12.4Q
3 Audrey Brown Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.6
4 Vera Romanić Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia Unknown
5 Claudia Testoni Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Unknown

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Marie Dollinger Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.0Q
2 Barbara Burke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.4Q
3 Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 12.8
4 Yvonne Mabille Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
5 Raquel Martínez Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Unknown

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Helen Stephens US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.5Q
2 Käthe Krauß Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 11.9Q
3 Emmy Albus Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.2Q
4 Eileen Hiscock Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
5 Aileen Meagher Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada Unknown
6 Johanna Vancura Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Unknown

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
1 Marie Dollinger Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.0Q
2 Stanisława Walasiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 12.0Q
3 Annette Rogers US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12.1Q
4 Barbara Burke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.2
5 Jeanette Dolson Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada Unknown
6 Rauni Essman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown

Final

RankAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Helen Stephens US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.5
Silver medal icon.svg Stanisława Walasiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 11.7
Bronze medal icon.svg Käthe Krauß Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 11.9
4 Marie Dollinger Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.0
5 Annette Rogers US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12.2
6 Emmy Albus Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 12.3

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References

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