Women's 80 metres hurdles at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 3 August (Heats & semifinals) 4 August (Final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 21 from 6 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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100 m | men | women |
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400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
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10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
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Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
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Decathlon | men | |
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 4 August. The final was won by Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World Record | 11.3 | Dresden, Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands | 13 August 1939 20 September 1942 | |
Olympic Record | 11.6 | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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4 August | Final | 11.2 | OR |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 15:00 17:00 | Round 1 Semifinals |
Wednesday, 4 August 1948 | 16:00 | Final |
Round 1 took place on 3 August. The fastest three runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 11.3 | OR | |
2 | Joan Upton | 11.8 | ||
3 | Jeanine Toulouse | 12.0 | ||
4 | Mirja Jämes | |||
5 | Marion Huber | |||
6 | Theresa Manuel |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Maureen Gardner | 11.6 | ||
2 | Libuše Lomská | 11.8 | ||
3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | 11.8 | ||
4 | Janine Magnin-Lamouche | 11.9 | ||
5 | Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavoudinou |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yvette Monginou | 11.7 | ||
2 | Shirley Strickland | 11.9 | ||
3 | Maria Oberbreyer | 11.9 | ||
4 | Bernice Robinson | 11.9 | Est | |
5 | Bertha Crowther |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Elfriede Steurer | 12.2 | ||
2 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | 12.2 | ||
3 | Jean Walraven | 12.6 | ||
4 | Kyllikki Naukkarinen | |||
5 | Vinton Beckett |
Semifinals took place on 3 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | 11.4 | ||
2 | Maria Oberbreyer | 11.9 | ||
3 | Libuše Lomská | 12.0 | ||
4 | Joan Upton | |||
5 | Jeanine Toulouse | |||
6 | Jean Walraven |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland | 11.7 | ||
2 | Yvette Monginou | 11.8 | ||
3 | Maureen Gardner | 11.8 | ||
4 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | |||
5 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | |||
6 | Elfriede Steurer |
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Fanny Blankers-Koen | 11.2 | OR | ||
Maureen Gardner | 11.2 | OR | ||
Shirley Strickland | 11.4 | |||
4 | Yvette Monginou | 11.8 | Est | |
5 | Maria Oberbreyer | 11.8 | Est | |
6 | Libuše Lomská | 11.9 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record
Wind: 1.9 m/s
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