Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on August 5 and August 6. The final was won by Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen. It was the first time this event was included in the Summer Olympics.[1]

Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesAugust 5 (heats and semifinals)
August 6 (final)
Medalists
Fanny Blankers-Koen
 Netherlands
Audrey Williamson
 Great Britain
Audrey Patterson
 United States
Video on YouTube Official Video
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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World record was as follows.

World Record  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) 23.6 Warsaw, Poland 4 August 1935

Since it was the first time this event took place, the following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
6 AugustFinal Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)24.4OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 5 August 194815:30
17:00
Round 1
Semifinals
Friday, 6 August 194816:30Final

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 5 August. The first two runners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands25.7
2Liliane Sprécher France26.0
3Mae Faggs United States26.0
4Melânia Luz Brazil26.6EST
5Phyllis Edness Bermuda26.6

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Cynthia Thompson Jamaica25.6
2Sylvia Cheeseman Great Britain25.7
3Diane Foster Canada26.1
4Helena de Menezes Brazil27.7

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Joyce King Australia25.9
2Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones Bermuda27.0
3Lucila Pini Brazil27.6
4Maria-Therese Renard Belgium28.5
5Olga Sicnerova Czechoslovakia28.5

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Daphne Robb-Hasenjager South Africa24.4
2Shirley Strickland Australia25.1
3Nell Jackson United States25.8
4Donna Gilmore Canada25.8
5Alma Butia Yugoslavia25.8

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Audrey Patterson United States25.5
2Margaret Walker Great Britain25.8
3Kathleen Russell Jamaica26.3
4Ann-Britt Leyman Sweden26.3
5Tilly Decker Luxembourg26.3
6Betty Kretschmer Chile26.3

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Betty McKinnon Australia25.9
2Rosine Faugouin France25.9
3Grietje de Jongh Netherlands26.2
4Grete Pavlousek Austria26.2

Heat 7

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Audrey Williamson Great Britain25.4
2Neeltje Karelse Netherlands26.0
3Millie Cheater Canada26.4
4Annegret Weller-Schneider Chile26.4

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 5 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands24.3
2Audrey Patterson United States25.0
3Margaret Walker Great Britain25.3
4Cynthia Thompson Jamaica25.3
5Rosine Faugouin France25.3
6Joyce King Australia25.3
7Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones Bermuda25.3

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Shirley Strickland Australia24.9
2Audrey Williamson Great Britain24.9
3Daphne Robb-Hasenjager South Africa25.1
4Sylvia Cheeseman Great Britain25.1
5Neeltje Karelse Netherlands25.1
6Liliane Sprécher France25.1
7Betty McKinnon Australia25.1

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands24.4OR
Audrey Williamson Great Britain25.1
Audrey Patterson United States25.2
4Shirley Strickland Australia25.3Est
5Margaret Walker Great Britain25.6Est
6Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger South Africa25.7Est

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

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's 200 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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