1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
Venue	Heysel Stadium
Location	Brussels
Dates	24 August (heats) 25 August (final)
Competitors	15 from 7 nations
Winning time	11.7
Medalists
Fanny Blankers-Koen   Netherlands   Yevgeniya Sechenova   Soviet Union   June Foulds   Great Britain

The women's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 25 August 1950.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

• Belgium (2)
• France (2)
• Italy (1)
• Netherlands (3)
• Soviet Union (3)
• Switzerland (1)
• Great Britain (3)

Results

Heats

24 August

Heat 1

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	11.7	CR, Q
2	June Foulds	Great Britain	12.2	Q
3	Yvette Monginou	France	12.6
4	Gertrud Heusser	Switzerland	13.4
	Sofya Malshina	Soviet Union	DQ

Heat 2

Wind: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Zoya Dukhovich	Soviet Union	12.3	Q
2	Elspeth Hay	Great Britain	12.5	Q
3	Grietje de Jongh	Netherlands	12.5
4	Josette Demeuter	Belgium	13.4

Heat 3

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Yevgeniya Sechenova	Soviet Union	12.4	Q
2	Colette Aitelli	France	12.5	Q
3	Dorothy Hall	Great Britain	12.5
4	Xenia Stad-de Jong	Netherlands	12.6
5	Vittoria Cesarini	Italy	12.8
6	Anna Van Rossum	Belgium	13.7

Final

25 August Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	11.7	CR
	Yevgeniya Sechenova	Soviet Union	12.3
	June Foulds	Great Britain	12.4
4	Zoya Dukhovich	Soviet Union	12.4
5	Elspeth Hay	Great Britain	12.5
6	Colette Aitelli	France	12.5