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 | ||||||||||
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| Dates | August 5 (heats and semifinals) August 6 (final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
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:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August | Final |  Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) |
24.4 | OR |
Schedule edit
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 5 August 1948 | 15:30 17:00 |
Round 1 Semifinals |
| Friday, 6 August 1948 | 16:30 | Final |
Results edit
Round 1 edit
Round 1 took place on 5 August. The first two runners from each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands |
25.7 | |
| 2 | Liliane Sprécher |  France |
26.0 | |
| 3 | Mae Faggs |  United States |
26.0 | |
| 4 | Melânia Luz |  Brazil |
26.6 | EST |
| 5 | Phyllis Edness |  Bermuda |
26.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia Thompson |  Jamaica |
25.6 | |
| 2 | Sylvia Cheeseman |  Great Britain |
25.7 | |
| 3 | Diane Foster |  Canada |
26.1 | |
| 4 | Helena de Menezes | Brazil |
27.7 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joyce King |  Australia |
25.9 | |
| 2 | Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones | Bermuda |
27.0 | |
| 3 | Lucila Pini | Brazil |
27.6 | |
| 4 | Maria-Therese Renard |  Belgium |
28.5 | |
| 5 | Olga Sicnerova |  Czechoslovakia |
28.5 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager |  South Africa |
24.4 | |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland | Australia |
25.1 | |
| 3 | Nell Jackson | United States |
25.8 | |
| 4 | Donna Gilmore | Canada |
25.8 | |
| 5 | Alma Butia |  Yugoslavia |
25.8 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audrey Patterson | United States |
25.5 | |
| 2 | Margaret Walker | Great Britain |
25.8 | |
| 3 | Kathleen Russell | Jamaica |
26.3 | |
| 4 | Ann-Britt Leyman |  Sweden |
26.3 | |
| 5 | Tilly Decker |  Luxembourg |
26.3 | |
| 6 | Betty Kretschmer |  Chile |
26.3 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty McKinnon | Australia |
25.9 | |
| 2 | Rosine Faugouin | France |
25.9 | |
| 3 | Grietje de Jongh | Netherlands |
26.2 | |
| 4 | Grete Pavlousek |  Austria |
26.2 |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audrey Williamson | Great Britain |
25.4 | |
| 2 | Neeltje Karelse | Netherlands |
26.0 | |
| 3 | Millie Cheater | Canada |
26.4 | |
| 4 | Annegret Weller-Schneider | Chile |
26.4 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals took place on 5 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands |
24.3 | |
| 2 | Audrey Patterson | United States |
25.0 | |
| 3 | Margaret Walker | Great Britain |
25.3 | |
| 4 | Cynthia Thompson | Jamaica |
25.3 | |
| 5 | Rosine Faugouin | France |
25.3 | |
| 6 | Joyce King | Australia |
25.3 | |
| 7 | Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones | Bermuda |
25.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley Strickland | Australia |
24.9 | |
| 2 | Audrey Williamson | Great Britain |
24.9 | |
| 3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | South Africa |
25.1 | |
| 4 | Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain |
25.1 | |
| 5 | Neeltje Karelse | Netherlands |
25.1 | |
| 6 | Liliane Sprécher | France |
25.1 | |
| 7 | Betty McKinnon | Australia |
25.1 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands |
24.4 | OR |
 |
Audrey Williamson | Great Britain |
25.1 | |
 |
Audrey Patterson | United States |
25.2 | |
| 4 | Shirley Strickland | Australia |
25.3 | Est |
| 5 | Margaret Walker | Great Britain |
25.6 | Est |
| 6 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | South Africa |
25.7 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record
Despite Strickland's 4th placing in the final, a photo finish of the race (that was not consulted then but discovered in 1975) showed that she had beaten Patterson into 3rd place, a discrepancy that has been recognised by many reputable Olympic historians.[2]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Shirley Strickland". athletics.com.au. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
External links edit
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.