Women's 200 metres at the: Games of the——XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | August 5 (heats and semifinals) August 6 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 24.4 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
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."
Records※
Prior——to the competition, "the existing World record was as follows."
World Record | ![]() |
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 |
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6 August | Final | ![]() |
24.4 | OR |
Schedule※
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Thursday, 5 August 1948 | 15:30 17:00 |
Round 1 Semifinals |
Friday, 6 August 1948 | 16:30 | Final |
Results※
Round 1※
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 |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
25.7 | |
2 | Liliane Sprécher | ![]() |
26.0 | |
3 | Mae Faggs | ![]() |
26.0 | |
4 | Melânia Luz | ![]() |
26.6 | EST |
5 | Phyllis Edness | ![]() |
26.6 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Cynthia Thompson | ![]() |
25.6 | |
2 | Sylvia Cheeseman | ![]() |
25.7 | |
3 | Diane Foster | ![]() |
26.1 | |
4 | Helena de Menezes | ![]() |
27.7 |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Joyce King | ![]() |
25.9 | |
2 | Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones | ![]() |
27.0 | |
3 | Lucila Pini | ![]() |
27.6 | |
4 | Maria-Therese Renard | ![]() |
28.5 | |
5 | Olga Sicnerova | ![]() |
28.5 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | ![]() |
24.4 | |
2 | Shirley Strickland | ![]() |
25.1 | |
3 | Nell Jackson | ![]() |
25.8 | |
4 | Donna Gilmore | ![]() |
25.8 | |
5 | Alma Butia | ![]() |
25.8 |
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Audrey Patterson | ![]() |
25.5 | |
2 | Margaret Walker | ![]() |
25.8 | |
3 | Kathleen Russell | ![]() |
26.3 | |
4 | Ann-Britt Leyman | ![]() |
26.3 | |
5 | Tilly Decker | ![]() |
26.3 | |
6 | Betty Kretschmer | ![]() |
26.3 |
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Betty McKinnon | ![]() |
25.9 | |
2 | Rosine Faugouin | ![]() |
25.9 | |
3 | Grietje de Jongh | ![]() |
26.2 | |
4 | Grete Pavlousek | ![]() |
26.2 |
Heat 7
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Audrey Williamson | ![]() |
25.4 | |
2 | Neeltje Karelse | ![]() |
26.0 | |
3 | Millie Cheater | ![]() |
26.4 | |
4 | Annegret Weller-Schneider | ![]() |
26.4 |
Semifinals※
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 |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
24.3 | |
2 | Audrey Patterson | ![]() |
25.0 | |
3 | Margaret Walker | ![]() |
25.3 | |
4 | Cynthia Thompson | ![]() |
25.3 | |
5 | Rosine Faugouin | ![]() |
25.3 | |
6 | Joyce King | ![]() |
25.3 | |
7 | Phyllis Lightbourne-Jones | ![]() |
25.3 |
Heat 2
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland | ![]() |
24.9 | |
2 | Audrey Williamson | ![]() |
24.9 | |
3 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjager | ![]() |
25.1 | |
4 | Sylvia Cheeseman | ![]() |
25.1 | |
5 | Neeltje Karelse | ![]() |
25.1 | |
6 | Liliane Sprécher | ![]() |
25.1 | |
7 | Betty McKinnon | ![]() |
25.1 |
Final※
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
24.4 | OR |
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Audrey Williamson | ![]() |
25.1 | |
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Audrey Patterson | ![]() |
25.2 | |
4 | Shirley Strickland | ![]() |
25.3 | Est |
5 | Margaret Walker | ![]() |
25.6 | Est |
6 | Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | ![]() |
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."
References※
- ^ "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※
- 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.