Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
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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.
Key: =WR = Equalled World record
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
took place on July 21 and July 22. The final was won by Australian
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Marjorie Jackson.
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie Jackson Marjorie Jackson Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE is a former Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete... |
11.5 | =WR | ||
| Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger | 11.8 | |||
| Shirley Strickland Shirley Strickland Shirley Barbara Strickland AO, MBE , later Shirley de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports.-Family:... |
11.9 | |||
| 4 | Winsome Cripps | 11.9 | ||
| 5 | Maria Sander Maria Sander Maria Sander was a German athlete who was born as Maria Domagala. She mainly competed in the 100 metres.... |
12.0 | ||
| 6 | Mae Faggs Mae Faggs Heriwentha Faggs Starr1 was an American athlete who mainly competed in the sprint events. She graduated from Bayside High School, and then went to Tennessee State University to run under Hall of Fame coach Ed Temple, one of the first U.S... |
12.1 |
Key: =WR = Equalled World record