Final | time | | L | 1. Mildred "Babe" Didrikson | United States | 11.7s | WR | 2 | 2. Evelyne Hall | United States | 11.7s | WR | 1 | 3. Marjorie Clark | South Africa | 11.8s | | 3 | 4. Simone Schaller | United States | 11.8s | | 5 | 5. Violet Webb | Great Britain | 11.9s | | 4 | 6. Alda Wilson | Canada | 12.0s | | 6 |
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| First time this event was held! | Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,000. 9 competitors from 6 nations. |
Round | H | Ath | date | Heats | 2 | 9 | --.08 |
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Heat 1 | time | | 1. Mildred "Babe" Didrikson | United States | 11.8s | =WR | 2. Simone Schaller | United States | 11.8s | =WR | 3. Marjorie Clark | South Africa | 11.9s | | 4. Betty Taylor | Canada | 12.0s | | -. Michi Nakanishi | Japan | DNF | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Evelyne Hall | United States | 12.0s | | 2. Violet Webb | Great Britain | 12.1s | | 3. Alda Wilson | Canada | 12.1s | | 4. Felicja SchabiĆska | Poland | 12.8s | |
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