Final 16:00 Wind 3.5 m/s. 17.5°C | time | | L | 1. Helen Stephens | United States | 11.5s | | 5 | 2. Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 11.7s | | 7 | 3. Krauß Käthe | Germany | 11.9s | | 6 | 4. Marie Dollinger | Germany | 12.0s | | 2 | 5. Annette Rogers | United States | 12.2s | | 3 | 6. Emmy Albus | Germany | 12.3s | | 4 |
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| Venue: Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg, Berlin. Capp.: 100,000. | 30 competitors from 15 nations. |
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| First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. Wind 2.4 m/s. 19°C |
Semi 1 | time | | 1. Helen Stephens | United States | 11.5s | Q | 2. Krauß Käthe | Germany | 11.9s | Q | 3. Emmy Albus | Germany | 12.2s | Q | 4. Eileen Hiscock | Great Britain | Unknown | | 5. Aileen Meagher | Canada | Unknown | | 6. Johanna Vancura | Austria | Unknown | |
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Semi 2 | time | | 1. Marie Dollinger | Germany | 12.0s | Q | 2. Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 12.0s | Q | 3. Annette Rogers | United States | 12.1s | Q | 4. Barbara Burke | Great Britain | 12.2s | | 5. Jeanette Dolson | Canada | Unknown | | 6. Rauni Essman | Finland | Unknown | |
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Heats - Monday 03.08 16:00 | First 2 from each Heat advanced to Semi-Finals. Wind 2.9 m/s. 20°C |
Heat 1 | time | | 1. Emmy Albus | Germany | 12.4s | Q | 2. Johanna Vancura | Austria | 12.5s | Q | 3. Hilda Cameron | Canada | 12.7s | | 4. Harriet Bland | United States | Unknown | | 5. Raili Halttu | Finland | Unknown | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Helen Stephens | United States | 11.4s | Q OR | 2. Jeanette Dolson | Canada | 12.3s | Q | 3. Grete Neumann | Austria | 12.9s | | 4. Etsuko Komiya | Japan | 13.1s | | 5. Flora Hofman | Yugoslavia | Unknown | |
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Heat 3 | time | | 1. Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 12.5s | Q | 2. Rauni Essman | Finland | 12.8s | Q | 3. Elisabeth Koning | Netherlands | 12.9s | | 4. Marguerite Perrou | France | 12.3s | | 5. Li Sen | Rep. China | Unknown | |
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Heat 4 | time | | 1. Eileen Hiscock | Great Britain | 12.6s | Q | 2. Annette Rogers | United States | 12.8s | Q | 3. Alida de Vries | Netherlands | 13.0s | | 4. Charlotte Machmer | Austria | Unknown | | 5. Ebba From | Finland | Unknown | |
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Heat 5 | time | | 1. Krauß Käthe | Germany | 12.1s | Q | 2. Aileen Meagher | Canada | 12.4s | Q | 3. Audrey Brown | Great Britain | 12.6s | | 4. Vera Romanić | Yugoslavia | Unknown | | 5. Claudia Testoni | Italy | Unknown | |
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Heat 6 | time | | 1. Marie Dollinger | Germany | 12.0s | Q | 2. Barbara Burke | Great Britain | 12.4s | Q | 3. Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou | Greece | 12.8s | | 4. Yvonne Mabille | France | Unknown | | 5. Raquel Martínez | Chile | Unknown | |
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