Women 100m Backstroke Swimming XIV Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Thursday, 5thd August - Gold Medal: Karen Margrete Harup, Denmark
Final time gap L Y 1. Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark1:14.4 OR 5 23 2. Suzanne Zimmerman United States1:16.0 +1.6s 4 23 3. Judy Davies Australia1:16.7 +2.3s 3 20 4. Ilona Novak Hungary1:18.4 +4.0s 6 23 5. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst Netherlands1:18.8 +4.4s 1 15 6. Dirkje Van Ekris Netherlands1:18.9 +4.5s 7 15 7. Muriel Jane Mellon United States1:19.0 +4.6s 2 20 8. Greetje Galliard Netherlands1:19.1 +4.7s 8 21
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
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.
Best 8 times advanced to Final .
Semi 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark1:15.5 OR 5 23 1. 2. Ilona Novak Hungary1:17.6 +2.1s 4 23 3. 3. Muriel Jane Mellon United States1:18.2 +2.7s 8 20 5. 3. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst Netherlands1:18.2 +2.7s 6 15 5. 5. Greetje Galliard Netherlands1:18.4 +2.9s 6 21 7. 6. Catherine Gibson Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s 2 17 8. 7. Ngaire Lane New Zealand1:19.0 +3.5s 7 22 11. 8. Beryl Marshall Argentina1:20.7 +5.2s 1 _ 14.
Semi 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Suzanne Zimmerman United States1:16.8 +1.3s 4 23 2. 2. Judy Davies Australia1:17.8 +2.3s 5 20 4. 3. Dirkje Van Ekris Netherlands1:18.1 +2.6s 3 15 5. 4. Helen Yate Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s 3 27 8. 5. Barbara Jayne Jensen United States1:19.1 +3.6s 2 18 12. 6. Monique Berlioux-Libotte France1:20.2 +4.7s 7 22 13. 7. Vera Patricia Ellery Great Britain1:20.8 +5.3s 8 21 15. -. Ingegard Fredin SwedenDNS 1 17 -.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 1. Greetje Galliard Netherlands1:18.2 +2.6s 2 21 5. 2. Muriel Jane Mellon United States1:18.7 +3.1s 6 20 7. 3. Catherine Gibson Great Britain1:19.7 +4.1s 7 17 13. 4. Magda Bruggemann Schmidt Mexico1:21.4 +5.8s 5 18 17. 5. Bea Ballentijn Stenersen Norway1:22.1 +6.5s 3 25 18. 6. Edith De Oliveira Brazil1:22.5 +6.9s 4 19 19. 7. Ginette Jany-Sendral France1:22.7 +7.1s 1 16 20.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Judy Davies Australia1:16.4 +0.8s 5 20 2. 2. Ilona Novak Hungary1:17.3 +1.7s 6 23 4. 3. Barbara Jayne Jensen United States1:18.8 +3.2s 7 18 9. 4. Dirkje Van Ekris Netherlands1:19.3 +3.7s 3 15 12. 5. Vera Patricia Ellery Great Britain1:20.9 +5.3s 4 21 14. 6. Liliana Gonzalias Argentina1:26.9 +11.3s 2 _ 24.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark1:15.6 OR 1 23 1. 2. Suzanne Zimmerman United States1:16.8 +1.2s 4 23 3. 3. Helen Yate Great Britain1:18.3 +2.7s 6 27 6. 4. Beryl Marshall Argentina1:20.9 +5.3s 7 _ 14. 5. Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli Switzerland1:26.2 +10.6s 3 14 22. 6. Joyce C Court Canada1:26.8 +11.2s 2 _ 23.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst Netherlands1:18.7 +3.1s 5 15 7. 2. Ngaire Lane New Zealand1:18.8 +3.2s 4 22 9. 2. Monique Berlioux-Libotte France1:18.8 +3.2s 3 22 9. 4. Ingegard Fredin Sweden1:21.2 +5.6s 6 17 16. 5. Kolbrun Olafsdottir Iceland1:25.6 +10.0s 7 15 21.
Final time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark1:14.4 OR 5 23 1. 2. Suzanne Zimmerman United States1:16.0 +1.6s 4 23 2. 3. Judy Davies Australia1:16.7 +2.3s 3 20 3. 4. Ilona Novak Hungary1:18.4 +4.0s 6 23 4. 5. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst Netherlands1:18.8 +4.4s 1 15 5. 6. Dirkje Van Ekris Netherlands1:18.9 +4.5s 7 15 6. 7. Muriel Jane Mellon United States1:19.0 +4.6s 2 20 7. 8. Greetje Galliard Netherlands1:19.1 +4.7s 8 21 8. Semis time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark1:15.5 OR 5 23 1. 1. Suzanne Zimmerman United States1:16.8 +1.3s 4 23 2. 2. Ilona Novak Hungary1:17.6 +2.1s 4 23 3. 2. Judy Davies Australia1:17.8 +2.3s 5 20 4. 3. Dirkje Van Ekris Netherlands1:18.1 +2.6s 3 15 5. 3. Muriel Jane Mellon United States1:18.2 +2.7s 8 20 5. 3. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst Netherlands1:18.2 +2.7s 6 15 5. 5. Greetje Galliard Netherlands1:18.4 +2.9s 6 21 7. 6. Catherine Gibson Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s 2 17 8. 4. Helen Yate Great Britain1:18.6 +3.1s 3 27 8. 7. Ngaire Lane New Zealand1:19.0 +3.5s 7 22 11. 5. Barbara Jayne Jensen United States1:19.1 +3.6s 2 18 12. 6. Monique Berlioux-Libotte France1:20.2 +4.7s 7 22 13. 8. Beryl Marshall Argentina1:20.7 +5.2s 1 _ 14. 7. Vera Patricia Ellery Great Britain1:20.8 +5.3s 8 21 15. -. Ingegard Fredin SwedenDNS 1 17 -. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup Denmark1:15.6 OR 1 23 1. 1. Judy Davies Australia1:16.4 +0.8s 5 20 2. 2. Suzanne Zimmerman United States1:16.8 +1.2s 4 23 3. 2. Ilona Novak Hungary1:17.3 +1.7s 6 23 4. 1. Greetje Galliard Netherlands1:18.2 +2.6s 2 21 5. 3. Helen Yate Great Britain1:18.3 +2.7s 6 27 6. 2. Muriel Jane Mellon United States1:18.7 +3.1s 6 20 7. 1. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst Netherlands1:18.7 +3.1s 5 15 7. 2. Ngaire Lane New Zealand1:18.8 +3.2s 4 22 9. 2. Monique Berlioux-Libotte France1:18.8 +3.2s 3 22 9. 3. Barbara Jayne Jensen United States1:18.8 +3.2s 7 18 9. 4. Dirkje Van Ekris Netherlands1:19.3 +3.7s 3 15 12. 3. Catherine Gibson Great Britain1:19.7 +4.1s 7 17 13. 5. Vera Patricia Ellery Great Britain1:20.9 +5.3s 4 21 14. 4. Beryl Marshall Argentina1:20.9 +5.3s 7 _ 14. 4. Ingegard Fredin Sweden1:21.2 +5.6s 6 17 16. 4. Magda Bruggemann Schmidt Mexico1:21.4 +5.8s 5 18 17. 5. Bea Ballentijn Stenersen Norway1:22.1 +6.5s 3 25 18. 6. Edith De Oliveira Brazil1:22.5 +6.9s 4 19 19. 7. Ginette Jany-Sendral France1:22.7 +7.1s 1 16 20. 5. Kolbrun Olafsdottir Iceland1:25.6 +10.0s 7 15 21. 5. Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli Switzerland1:26.2 +10.6s 3 14 22. 6. Joyce C Court Canada1:26.8 +11.2s 2 _ 23. 6. Liliana Gonzalias Argentina1:26.9 +11.3s 2 _ 24. -. Zsuzsa Nador HungaryDNS 5 20 -. -. J T Szemes HungaryDNS 1 _ -.
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