1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 25 August 1950.^[1]

Women's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
Venue	Heysel Stadium
Location	Brussels
Dates	24 August (heats) 25 August (final)
Competitors	15 from 7 nations
Winning time	11.7
Medalists
Fanny Blankers-Koen    Netherlands   Yevgeniya Sechenova    Soviet Union   June Foulds    Great Britain
← 1946 1954 →

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

•   Belgium (2)
•   France (2)
•   Italy (1)
•   Netherlands (3)
•   Soviet Union (3)
•    Switzerland (1)
•   Great Britain (3)

Results

Heats

24 August

Heat 1

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	11.7	CR, Q
2	June Foulds	Great Britain	12.2	Q
3	Yvette Monginou	France	12.6
4	Gertrud Heusser	Switzerland	13.4
	Sofya Malshina	Soviet Union	DQ

Heat 2

Wind: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Zoya Dukhovich	Soviet Union	12.3	Q
2	Elspeth Hay	Great Britain	12.5	Q
3	Grietje de Jongh	Netherlands	12.5
4	Josette Demeuter	Belgium	13.4

Heat 3

Wind: -1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Yevgeniya Sechenova	Soviet Union	12.4	Q
2	Colette Aitelli	France	12.5	Q
3	Dorothy Hall	Great Britain	12.5
4	Xenia Stad-de Jong	Netherlands	12.6
5	Vittoria Cesarini	Italy	12.8
6	Anna Van Rossum	Belgium	13.7

Final

25 August Wind: +0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	11.7	CR
	Yevgeniya Sechenova	Soviet Union	12.3
	June Foulds	Great Britain	12.4
4	Zoya Dukhovich	Soviet Union	12.4
5	Elspeth Hay	Great Britain	12.5
6	Colette Aitelli	France	12.5

References

1. "European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK" (PDF). European Athletics Association. pp. 372–377. Retrieved 13 August 2014.