Women 100m Backstroke Swimming XIV Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Thursday, 5thd August - Gold Medal: Karen Margrete Harup, Denmark
Final time gapLY
1. Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Denmark1:14.4OR 523
2. Suzanne ZimmermanUSA United States1:16.0 +1.6s423
3. Judy DaviesAUS Australia1:16.7 +2.3s320
4. Ilona NovakHUN Hungary1:18.4 +4.0s623
5. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der HorstNED Netherlands1:18.8 +4.4s115
6. Dirkje Van EkrisNED Netherlands1:18.9 +4.5s715
7. Muriel Jane MellonUSA United States1:19.0 +4.6s220
8. Greetje GalliardNED Netherlands1:19.1 +4.7s821
24 Competitors from 16 Nations. Empire Pool.
World Record: Cor Kint, Netherlands 1:10.9 Rotterdam, Netherlands 22 September 1939
Olympic Record: Nida Senff, Netherlands 1:16.6 Berlin, Germany 11th August
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index London 1948index Swimming London 1948
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 4x200m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
1936 Women 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke History1952 Women 100m Backstroke
The cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Games meant that Con Kint of Holland would never grace the Olympic stage. Her world record, set in 1939, would last for 21 years but Kint herself was long retired by the time the London Games came around. The favourite was the Dane, Karen Margrethe Harup, who had won the event at the 1947 European Championships. Harup proved to be a worthy champion as she broke the Olympic record in all three of her races. She finished over a second clear of Suzanne Zimmerman of the USA with Judy-Joy Davies taking bronze for Australia. Monique Berlioux, who was eliminated in the semi-finals was a member of the French Resistance during World War Two and later went on a career with the International Olympic Committee. She served as Director of the IOC between 1971 and 1995.

Semi-Finals (1/2) - Wednesday, 4th August

Best 8 times advanced to Final.
Semi 1 time gapLYRk
1. Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Denmark1:15.5OR 5231.
2. Ilona NovakHUN Hungary1:17.6 +2.1s4233.
3. Muriel Jane MellonUSA United States1:18.2 +2.7s8205.
3. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der HorstNED Netherlands1:18.2 +2.7s6155.
5. Greetje GalliardNED Netherlands1:18.4 +2.9s6217.
6. Catherine GibsonGBR Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s2178.
7. Ngaire LaneNZL New Zealand1:19.0 +3.5s72211.
8. Beryl MarshallARG Argentina1:20.7 +5.2s1_14.
Semi 2 time gapLYRk
1. Suzanne ZimmermanUSA United States1:16.8 +1.3s4232.
2. Judy DaviesAUS Australia1:17.8 +2.3s5204.
3. Dirkje Van EkrisNED Netherlands1:18.1 +2.6s3155.
4. Helen YateGBR Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s3278.
5. Barbara Jayne JensenUSA United States1:19.1 +3.6s21812.
6. Monique Berlioux-LibotteFRA France1:20.2 +4.7s72213.
7. Vera Patricia ElleryGBR Great Britain1:20.8 +5.3s82115.
-. Ingegard FredinSWE SwedenDNS 117-.

Heats - Wednesday, 4th August

Best 16 times advanced to Semi-Finals (1/2).
Heat 4 time gapLYRk
1. Greetje GalliardNED Netherlands1:18.2 +2.6s2215.
2. Muriel Jane MellonUSA United States1:18.7 +3.1s6207.
3. Catherine GibsonGBR Great Britain1:19.7 +4.1s71713.
4. Magda Bruggemann SchmidtMEX Mexico1:21.4 +5.8s51817.
5. Bea Ballentijn StenersenNOR Norway1:22.1 +6.5s32518.
6. Edith De OliveiraBRA Brazil1:22.5 +6.9s41919.
7. Ginette Jany-SendralFRA France1:22.7 +7.1s11620.
Heat 3 time gapLYRk
1. Judy DaviesAUS Australia1:16.4 +0.8s5202.
2. Ilona NovakHUN Hungary1:17.3 +1.7s6234.
3. Barbara Jayne JensenUSA United States1:18.8 +3.2s7189.
4. Dirkje Van EkrisNED Netherlands1:19.3 +3.7s31512.
5. Vera Patricia ElleryGBR Great Britain1:20.9 +5.3s42114.
6. Liliana GonzaliasARG Argentina1:26.9 +11.3s2_24.
Heat 2 time gapLYRk
1. Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Denmark1:15.6OR 1231.
2. Suzanne ZimmermanUSA United States1:16.8 +1.2s4233.
3. Helen YateGBR Great Britain1:18.3 +2.7s6276.
4. Beryl MarshallARG Argentina1:20.9 +5.3s7_14.
5. Doris Gontersweiler-VetterliSUI Switzerland1:26.2 +10.6s31422.
6. Joyce C CourtCAN Canada1:26.8 +11.2s2_23.
Heat 1 time gapLYRk
1. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der HorstNED Netherlands1:18.7 +3.1s5157.
2. Ngaire LaneNZL New Zealand1:18.8 +3.2s4229.
2. Monique Berlioux-LibotteFRA France1:18.8 +3.2s3229.
4. Ingegard FredinSWE Sweden1:21.2 +5.6s61716.
5. Kolbrun OlafsdottirISL Iceland1:25.6 +10.0s71521.
Final time gapLYRk
1. Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Denmark1:14.4OR 5231.
2. Suzanne ZimmermanUSA United States1:16.0 +1.6s4232.
3. Judy DaviesAUS Australia1:16.7 +2.3s3203.
4. Ilona NovakHUN Hungary1:18.4 +4.0s6234.
5. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der HorstNED Netherlands1:18.8 +4.4s1155.
6. Dirkje Van EkrisNED Netherlands1:18.9 +4.5s7156.
7. Muriel Jane MellonUSA United States1:19.0 +4.6s2207.
8. Greetje GalliardNED Netherlands1:19.1 +4.7s8218.
Semis time gapLYRk
1. Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Denmark1:15.5OR 5231.
1. Suzanne ZimmermanUSA United States1:16.8 +1.3s4232.
2. Ilona NovakHUN Hungary1:17.6 +2.1s4233.
2. Judy DaviesAUS Australia1:17.8 +2.3s5204.
3. Dirkje Van EkrisNED Netherlands1:18.1 +2.6s3155.
3. Muriel Jane MellonUSA United States1:18.2 +2.7s8205.
3. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der HorstNED Netherlands1:18.2 +2.7s6155.
5. Greetje GalliardNED Netherlands1:18.4 +2.9s6217.
6. Catherine GibsonGBR Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s2178.
4. Helen YateGBR Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s3278.
7. Ngaire LaneNZL New Zealand1:19.0 +3.5s72211.
5. Barbara Jayne JensenUSA United States1:19.1 +3.6s21812.
6. Monique Berlioux-LibotteFRA France1:20.2 +4.7s72213.
8. Beryl MarshallARG Argentina1:20.7 +5.2s1_14.
7. Vera Patricia ElleryGBR Great Britain1:20.8 +5.3s82115.
-. Ingegard FredinSWE SwedenDNS 117-.
Heats time gapLYRk
1. Karen Margrethe HarupDEN Denmark1:15.6OR 1231.
1. Judy DaviesAUS Australia1:16.4 +0.8s5202.
2. Suzanne ZimmermanUSA United States1:16.8 +1.2s4233.
2. Ilona NovakHUN Hungary1:17.3 +1.7s6234.
1. Greetje GalliardNED Netherlands1:18.2 +2.6s2215.
3. Helen YateGBR Great Britain1:18.3 +2.7s6276.
2. Muriel Jane MellonUSA United States1:18.7 +3.1s6207.
1. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der HorstNED Netherlands1:18.7 +3.1s5157.
2. Ngaire LaneNZL New Zealand1:18.8 +3.2s4229.
2. Monique Berlioux-LibotteFRA France1:18.8 +3.2s3229.
3. Barbara Jayne JensenUSA United States1:18.8 +3.2s7189.
4. Dirkje Van EkrisNED Netherlands1:19.3 +3.7s31512.
3. Catherine GibsonGBR Great Britain1:19.7 +4.1s71713.
5. Vera Patricia ElleryGBR Great Britain1:20.9 +5.3s42114.
4. Beryl MarshallARG Argentina1:20.9 +5.3s7_14.
4. Ingegard FredinSWE Sweden1:21.2 +5.6s61716.
4. Magda Bruggemann SchmidtMEX Mexico1:21.4 +5.8s51817.
5. Bea Ballentijn StenersenNOR Norway1:22.1 +6.5s32518.
6. Edith De OliveiraBRA Brazil1:22.5 +6.9s41919.
7. Ginette Jany-SendralFRA France1:22.7 +7.1s11620.
5. Kolbrun OlafsdottirISL Iceland1:25.6 +10.0s71521.
5. Doris Gontersweiler-VetterliSUI Switzerland1:26.2 +10.6s31422.
6. Joyce C CourtCAN Canada1:26.8 +11.2s2_23.
6. Liliana GonzaliasARG Argentina1:26.9 +11.3s2_24.
-. Zsuzsa NadorHUN HungaryDNS 520-.
-. J T SzemesHUN HungaryDNS 1_-.
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