1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres
at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
VenueHeysel Stadium
LocationBrussels
Dates
  • 24 August (heats)
  • 25 August (final)
Competitors15 from 7 nations
Winning time11.7
Medalists
    Netherlands
    Soviet Union
    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.[1]

Participation

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

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

References

  1. ^ "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 372–377. Retrieved 13 August 2014.