Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place between August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1] The final was won by Pole Stanisława Walasiewicz.

Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 1 (heats and semifinals)
August 2 (final)
Medalists
Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland
Hilda Strike  Canada
Wilhelmina von Bremen  United States

In 1980, after her shooting death as a bystander at an armed robbery, 1932 race winner Stanisława Walasiewicz was revealed to be intersex, and possibly ineligible to compete under modern gender determination tests.[2] No change has been made to the records for the 1932 women's 100 metres race.

Results

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Marie Dollinger Germany12.2Q
2Billie von Bremen United States12.3Q
3Hilda Strike Canada12.3Q
4Gwen Porter Great Britain12.4
5Marjorie Clark South Africa12.5

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland11.9Q
2Mary Frizzell Canada12.1Q
3Sumiko Watanabe Japan12.2Q
4Bep du Mée Netherlands12.3

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Tollien Schuurman Netherlands12.2Q
2Mary Vandervliet Canada12.3Q
3Eileen Hiscock Great Britain12.3Q
4Eileen Wearne Australia12.5
5Ethel Harrington United States12.7
6Taka Shibata Japan12.7

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Elizabeth Wilde United States12.4Q
2Cor Aalten Netherlands12.4Q
3Thelma Kench New Zealand12.4Q
4Asa Dogura Japan12.9
5Ethel Johnson Great Britain13.9

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Hilda Strike Canada12.4Q
2Elizabeth Wilde United States12.4Q
3Marie Dollinger Germany12.4Q
4Tollien Schuurman Netherlands12.4
5Sumiko Watanabe JapanUnknown
6Thelma Kench New ZealandUnknown

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland11.9Q, =WR
2Billie von Bremen United States12.1Q
3Eileen Hiscock Great Britain12.3Q
4Mary Vandervliet Canada12.3
5Mary Frizzell Canada12.3
6Cor Aalten Netherlands12.4

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland11.9=WR
Hilda Strike Canada11.9=WR
Wilhelmina von Bremen United States12.0
4Marie Dollinger Germany12.2
5Eileen Hiscock Great Britain12.3
6Elizabeth Wilde United States12.3

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. (in English) Associated Press (corporate author) (23 January 1981). "Report Says Stella Walsh; Had Male Sex Organs". The New York Times (23 January 1981). Retrieved 31 May 2006.
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