Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
Women's 80 metres hurdles at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Dates | July 23 (heats and semifinals) July 24 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||||
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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 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 24 and July 25 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Australian athlete Shirley Strickland de la Hunty earned the gold medal, setting new World and Olympic records.
Results
Heats
The first round was held on July 23. The two fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | Australia | 11.0 | =OR |
2 | Milena Greppi | Italy | 11.7 | |
3 | Miyo Miyashita | Japan | 11.8 | |
4 | Colette Elloy | France | 11.9 | |
5 | Jorun Askersrud Tangen | Norway | 12.2 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.2 | |
2 | Edna Maskell | South Africa | 11.6 | |
3 | Klára Soós | Hungary | 11.9 | |
4 | Hilde Antes | Saar | 12.0 | |
5 | Nilima Ghose | India | 12.9 |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Elene Gokieli | Soviet Union | 11.5 | |
2 | Pam Seaborne | Great Britain | 11.5 | |
3 | Wilhelmina Lust | Netherlands | 11.6 | |
4 | Seija Pöntinen | Finland | 11.8 | |
5 | Pui Wah Tang | Singapore | 12.8 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Jean Desforges | Great Britain | 11.4 | |
2 | Anneliese Seonbuchner | Germany | 11.4 | |
3 | Luella Law | Canada | 11.8 | |
4 | Helene Bielansky | Austria | 11.8 | |
5 | Sylvi Keskinen | Finland | 12.4 | |
6 | Leah Horowitz-Ravid | Israel | 12.4 |
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Maria Sander | Germany | 11.3 | |
2 | Claudie Flament | France | 11.5 | |
3 | Anna Alexandrova | Soviet Union | 11.5 | |
4 | Maria Musso | Italy | 11.9 | |
5 | Constance Darnowski | United States | 12.1 | |
6 | Aino Autio | Finland | 12.1 |
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Maria Golubnichaya | Soviet Union | 11.1 | |
2 | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | 11.3 | |
3 | Yvette Monginou | France | 11.3 | |
4 | Elfriede Steurer | Austria | 11.4 | |
5 | Pauline Threapleton | Great Britain | 11.9 | |
6 | Gretel Bolliger | Switzerland | 12.3 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on the July 23, the same day as the preliminary round. The first three runners from each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | Australia | 10.8 | Due to excessive wind assistance during the race, this result did not count as a new World Record.[1] |
2 | Maria Sander | Germany | 10.9 | |
3 | Jean Desforges | Great Britain | 10.9 | |
4 | Elene Gokieli | Soviet Union | 11.1 | |
5 | Edna Maskell | South Africa | 11.2 | |
6 | Milena Greppi | Italy | 11.4 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Maria Golubnichaya | Soviet Union | 11.2 | |
2 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.3 | |
3 | Anneliese Seonbuchner | Germany | 11.4 | |
4 | Pam Seaborne | Great Britain | 11.4 | |
5 | Wanda dos Santos | Brazil | 11.4 | |
6 | Claudie Flament | France | 11.6 |
Final
The final was held on July 24.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | Australia | 10.9 | WR | |
Maria Golubnichaya | Soviet Union | 11.1 | ||
Maria Sander | Germany | 11.1 | ||
4 | Anneliese Seonbuchner | Germany | 11.2 | |
5 | Jean Desforges | Great Britain | 11.6 | |
Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | DNF |
References
- ↑ Official Olympic Report, la84.org.
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