Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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Women's 80 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueEmpire Stadium
Dates3 August (Heats & semifinals)
4 August (Final)
Competitors21 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Fanny Blankers-Koen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Maureen Gardner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Shirley Strickland
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1936
1952  
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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]

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World Record Flag of Italy.svg  Claudia Testoni  (ITA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Fanny Blankers-Koen  (NED)
11.3 Dresden, Germany
Amsterdam, Netherlands
13 August 1939
20 September 1942
Olympic RecordFlag of Italy.svg  Ondina Valla  (ITA)11.6 Berlin, Germany 5 August 1936

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
4 AugustFinalFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Fanny Blankers-Koen  (NED)11.2 OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 3 August 194815:00
17:00
Round 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, 4 August 194816:00Final

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 3 August. The fastest three runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.3 OR
2 Joan Upton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11.8
3 Jeanine Toulouse Flag of France.svg  France 12.0
4 Mirja Jämes Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5 Marion Huber Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
6 Theresa Manuel US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maureen Gardner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11.6
2 Libuše Lomská Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 11.8
3 Noemí Simonetto de Portela Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 11.8
4 Janine Magnin-Lamouche Flag of France.svg  France 11.9
5 Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavoudinou Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Yvette Monginou Flag of France.svg  France 11.7
2 Shirley Strickland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.9
3 Maria Oberbreyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.9
4 Bernice Robinson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.9Est
5 Bertha Crowther Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Elfriede Steurer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.2
2 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12.2
3 Jean Walraven US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12.6
4 Kyllikki Naukkarinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5 Vinton Beckett Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica

Semifinals

Semifinals took place on 3 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.4
2 Maria Oberbreyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.9
3 Libuše Lomská Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 12.0
4 Joan Upton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
5 Jeanine Toulouse Flag of France.svg  France
6 Jean Walraven US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Shirley Strickland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.7
2 Yvette Monginou Flag of France.svg  France 11.8
3 Maureen Gardner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11.8
4 Noemí Simonetto de Portela Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5 Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6 Elfriede Steurer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Final

RankAthleteNationTime (hand)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.2 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Maureen Gardner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11.2OR
Bronze medal icon.svg Shirley Strickland Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.4
4 Yvette Monginou Flag of France.svg  France 11.8Est
5 Maria Oberbreyer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.8Est
6 Libuše Lomská Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 11.9Est

Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record

Wind: 1.9 m/s

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2017.