| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Dates | August 3 (heats and semifinals) August 4 (final) | |||||||||
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Image from the final of the women's 100 m
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and August 4. The final was won by American Helen Stephens.[1] Some journalists suggested she might be a man.[2] However, the International Olympic Committee performed a physical check on Stephens and concluded that she was a woman.[3]
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmy Albus | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | 12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Johanna Vancura |  Austria | 12.5 | Q |
| 3 | Hilda Cameron | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 12.7 | |
| 4 | Harriet Bland | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | Unknown | |
| 5 | Raili Halttu |  Finland | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Stephens | United States | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Jeanette Dolson | Canada | 12.3 | Q |
| 3 | Grete Neumann | Austria | 12.9 | |
| 4 | Etsuko Komiya | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 13.1 | |
| 5 | Flora Hofman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Unknown |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 12.5 | Q |
| 2 | Rauni Essman | Finland | 12.8 | Q |
| 3 | Elisabeth Koning |  Netherlands | 12.9 | |
| 4 | Marguerite Perrou |  France | 12.3 | |
| 5 | Li Sen |  Republic of China | Unknown |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Hiscock |  Great Britain | 12.6 | Q |
| 2 | Annette Rogers | United States | 12.8 | Q |
| 3 | Alida de Vries | Netherlands | 13.0 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Machmer | Austria | Unknown | |
| 5 | Ebba From | Finland | Unknown |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Käthe Krauß | Germany | 12.1 | Q |
| 2 | Aileen Meagher | Canada | 12.4 | Q |
| 3 | Audrey Brown | Great Britain | 12.6 | |
| 4 | Vera Romanić | Yugoslavia | Unknown | |
| 5 | Claudia Testoni | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | Unknown |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Dollinger | Germany | 12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Barbara Burke | Great Britain | 12.4 | Q |
| 3 | Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 12.8 | |
| 4 | Yvonne Mabille | France | Unknown | |
| 5 | Raquel Martínez |  Chile | Unknown |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Stephens | United States | 11.5 | Q |
| 2 | Käthe Krauß | Germany | 11.9 | Q |
| 3 | Emmy Albus | Germany | 12.2 | Q |
| 4 | Eileen Hiscock | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| 5 | Aileen Meagher | Canada | Unknown | |
| 6 | Johanna Vancura | Austria | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Dollinger | Germany | 12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 12.0 | Q |
| 3 | Annette Rogers | United States | 12.1 | Q |
| 4 | Barbara Burke | Great Britain | 12.2 | |
| 5 | Jeanette Dolson | Canada | Unknown | |
| 6 | Rauni Essman | Finland | Unknown |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Helen Stephens | United States | 11.5 |
 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 11.7 |
 | Käthe Krauß | Germany | 11.9 |
| 4 | Marie Dollinger | Germany | 12.0 |
| 5 | Annette Rogers | United States | 12.2 |
| 6 | Emmy Albus | Germany | 12.3 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "Caster Semenya expected to be affected by IAAF rule changes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "Helen Stephens is real girl". Harrisburg Telegraph. August 6, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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