Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Dates July 21 (round one and quarterfinals)
July 22 (semifinals and final)
Medalists
 
 
 
«1948 1956»
Athletics at the
1952 Summer Olympics
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 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 21 and July 22. The final was won by Australian Marjorie Jackson.

Contents

Results

Heats

Semifinals

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
Marjorie Jackson Australia 11.5 =WR
Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger Netherlands 11.8
Shirley Strickland Australia 11.9
4 Winsome Cripps Australia 11.9
5 Maria Sander Germany 12.0
6 Mae Faggs United States 12.1

Key: =WR = Equalled World record

References