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

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Women's 200 metres
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesAugust 5 (heats and semifinals)
August 6 (final)
Competitors 33 from  17 nations
Winning time24.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fanny Blankers-Koen
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Audrey Williamson
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Audrey Patterson
 United States
1952 →
Video on YouTube Official Video
@ 47:25

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]

Records

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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

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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

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Round 1

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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

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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

The first dead heat of the Olympic meeting of 1948 occurred in the women’s 200 metres semi final when Shirley Strickland of Australia tied for first place with Audrey Williamson. Daphne Robb of South Africa was placed third.
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

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Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fanny Blankers-Koen  Netherlands 24.4 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Audrey Williamson  Great Britain 25.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  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.
  2. ^ "Shirley Strickland". athletics.com.au. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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