Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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Women's 80 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 23 (heats and semifinals)
July 24 (final)
Competitors33 from 21 nations
Winning time10.9 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Maria Golubnichaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Maria Sander Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  1948
1956  
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The Women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 24 and July 25 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Australian athlete Shirley Strickland de la Hunty earned the gold medal, setting new World and Olympic records. [1]

Summary

Suffering from skin boils, defending champion Fanny Blankers-Koen was dropping out of other events to save herself for this event. In the first heat, Shirley Strickland set the Olympic record at 11.0. Strickland improved upon that with a 10.8 in the semi-final round, joined by Maria Sander and Jean Desforges also running 10.9. It would have been a world record race but instead was wind aided.

In the final, Blankers-Koen blasted out to a clear early lead over the first hurdle. Still leading she hit the second hurdle hard and was knocked off stride. She quit after jumping the third hurdle, this was the last race of her career. Meanwhile Strickland was left with a metre lead on the closest chaser Sander. At the sixth hurdle, Sander lost her stride and struggled, leaving Maria Golubnichaya in silver position but more than 2 metres behind Strickland. And those positions held, Strickland well ahead of Golubnichaya, a slowing Sander leaning across the finish line to hold off her teammate Anneliese Seonbuchner for bronze.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on July 23. The two fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.0=OR
2 Milena Greppi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.7
3 Miyo Miyashita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 11.8
4 Colette Elloy Flag of France.svg  France 11.9
5 Jorun Askersrud Tangen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12.2

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.2
2 Edna Maskell Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 11.6
3 Klára Soós Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 11.9
4 Hilde Antes Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar 12.0
5 Nilima Ghose Flag of India.svg  India 12.9

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Elene Gokieli Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.5
2 Pam Seaborne Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.5
3 Wilhelmina Lust Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.6
4 Seija Pöntinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.8
5 Pui Wah Tang Flag of Singapore (1946-1959).svg  Singapore 12.8

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jean Desforges Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.4
2 Anneliese Seonbuchner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.4
3 Luella Law Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 11.8
4 Helene Bielansky Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.8
5 Sylvi Keskinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12.4
6 Leah Horowitz-Ravid Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 12.4

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maria Sander Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.3
2 Claudie Flament Flag of France.svg  France 11.5
3 Anna Aleksandrova Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.5
4 Maria Musso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.9
5 Constance Darnowski US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12.1
6 Aino Autio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12.1

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maria Golubnichaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.1
2 Wanda dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 11.3
3 Yvette Monginou Flag of France.svg  France 11.3
4 Elfriede Steurer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.4
5 Pauline Threapleton-Wainwright Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.9
6 Gretel Bolliger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 12.3

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on the July 23, the same day as the preliminary round. The first three runners from each heat qualified for the final.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.8Due to excessive wind assistance during the race,
this result did not count as a new World Record. [2]
2 Maria Sander Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.9
3 Jean Desforges Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.9
4 Elene Gokieli Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.1
5 Edna Maskell Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 11.2
6 Milena Greppi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.4

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Maria Golubnichaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.2
2 Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.3
3 Anneliese Seonbuchner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.4
4 Pam Seaborne Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.4
5 Wanda dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 11.4
6 Claudie Flament Flag of France.svg  France 11.6

Final

The final was held on July 24.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.9 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Maria Golubnichaya Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 11.1
Bronze medal icon.svg Maria Sander Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.1
4 Anneliese Seonbuchner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.2
5 Jean Desforges Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.6
Fanny Blankers-Koen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. Official Olympic Report Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine , la84.org.