Final 17:40 time autom. L Y 1. Majorie Jackson 23.7s 23.89s 2 20 2. Bertha Brouwer 24.2s 24.25s 3 21 3. Nadeznda Khnykina 24.2s 24.37s 6 19 4. Winsome Cripps 24.2s 24.40s 5 21 5. Helga Klein 24.6s 24.72s 7 20 6. Daphne Hasenjager 24.6s 24.72s 4 23
Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion 70,000. 38 competitors from 21 nations. 4-metre victory.
World Record: Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Poland 23.6s 1935. Olympic Record: Francina Blankers-Koen, Netherlands 24.4s 1948. Season Best: Francina Blankers-Koen, Netherlands 23.7s - DNS. Semi-Finals - Saturday 26.07 15:00 First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time 1. Marjorie Jackson 23.4s WR 2. Bertha Brouwer 24.3s 3. Daphne Hasenjager 24.4s 4. Sylvia Cheeseman 24.7s 5. Evgenija Setshenova 25.2s 6. Luella Law 25.3s 7. Ursula Knab 25.5s
Semi 2 time 1. Nadezda Khnykina 24.1s 2. Winsome Cripps 24.3s 3. Helga Klein 24.4s 4. Catherine Hardy 24.7s 5. Eleanor Mckenzie 25.1s 6. Eulalia Szwajkowska 25.2s 7. Marcelle Gabarrus 25.3s
After 23.7 in June, Blankers-Koen was favoured to beat Brouwer
(23.9) and Jackson (24.3y), but the reigning champion withdrew ill,
leaving the way open for Jackson.
The Australian was brilliant, equalling the world record in her heat
with 23.6 (23.74), some 10m ahead of the opposition. She bettered this
in the semis with 23.4 (23.59), with a margin of more than 0.8 over
Brouwer. Lane 1 was not used for the final, so Jackson’s inside draw
was not as penalising as a curb lane would normally be. Jackson blis-
tered the curve and was 5m clear at halfway. The field managed to
close slightly in the closing stages but the Australian won in dominant
fashion.
Heat 1 time 1. Sylvia Cheeseman 24.9s 2. Ursula Knab 25.0s 3. Tzvetana Berkovska 25.2s 4. Gladys Erbetta 25.6s 5. Flora Kazantseva 25.7s 6. Maria Arndt 25.9s
Heat 2 time 1. Nadezda Khnykina 24.3s OR 2. Helga Klein 24.6s 3. Deise Jurdelina de Castro 25.0s 4. Frances O'Halloran 25.2s 5. Grietje De Jongh 25.2s 6. Ema Konrad 25.8s
Heat 3 time 1. Marjorie Jackson 23.6s WR 2. Catherine Hardy 24.8s 3. Patricia Devine 25.1s 4. Anne-Marie Lousteau 25.5s 5. Olga Gyarmati 25.5s 6. Vera Martelli 26.1s 7. Mary D'Souza 26.3s
Heat 4 time 1. Bertha Brouwer 24.6s 2. Marcelle Gaparrus 25.3s 3. Ann Johnson 25.3s 4. Adriana Millard 25.4s 5. Graviola Ewing 26.9s
Heat 5 time 1. Eulalia Szwajkowska 25.5s 2. Eleanor Mckenzie 25.5s 3. Alexandrina Sicoe 25.6s 4. Lilian Heinz 25.8s 5. Pirkko L�nsivuori 27.5s -. Dolores Dwyer DNF
Heat 6 time 1. Daphne Hasenjager 24.4s 2. Winsome Cripps 24.4s 3. Mae Faggs 24.5s 4. Hyacinth Walters 25.4s
Heat 7 time 1. Evgenija Setshenova 25.4s 2. Luella Law 25.7s 3. Klara So�s 25.8s 4. Genowefa Minicka 25.9s
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