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100 metres, Women

Date	30 – 31 July 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	31 from 13 countries

The world record had been set in July 1928 by Canada’s Myrtle Cook in winning the Canadian Championship in 12.0. A few weeks before America’s Betty Robinson, only a 16-year-old, had run 12.0 at a meet in Chicago but the mark was never ratified as a world record. In the final, Cook and Germany’s Leni Schmidt were disqualified for false started. This left the race open for Robinson to win in 12.2, equaling the listed world record.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	879	Betty Robinson	USA	– (2 h7)	12.4 (1 h2)	12.2 (1)	Gold
2	677	Bobby Rosenfeld	CAN	12.6 (1 h7)	12.4 (1 h1)	12.3 (2)	Silver
3	678	Ethel Smith	CAN	12.6 (1 h9)	– (2 h1)	12.3 (3)	Bronze
4	765	Erna Steinberg	GER	12.8 (1 h2)	12.9 (2 h3)	12.4 (4)
AC	675	Myrtle Cook	CAN	12.8 (1 h8)	– (2 h2)	– (DQ)
AC	764	Leni Schmidt	GER	12.8 (1 h6)	12.8 (1 h3)	– (DQ)
3 h1 r2/3	118	Georgette Gagneux	FRA	13.0 (1 h5)	– (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r2/3	604	Edie Robinson	AUS	– (2 h1)	– (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r2/3	674	Jane Bell	CAN	13.0 (2 h3)	– (3 h3)	–
4 h1 r2/3	755	Anni Holdmann	GER	13.0 (1 h1)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	265	Kinue Hitomi	JPN	12.8 (1 h3)	– (4 h2)	–
4 h3 r2/3	880	Elta Cartwright	USA	– (2 h4)	– (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r2/3	588	Mary Washburn	USA	12.8est (2 h2)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	756	Leni Junker	GER	12.8 (1 h4)	– (5 h2)	–
5 h3 r2/3	406	Norma Wilson	NZL	13.0 (2 h8)	– (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r2/3	291	Marjorie Clark	RSA	13.0 (2 h6)	– (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	872	Maud Sundberg	SWE	– (2 h5)	– (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r2/3	125	Marguerite Radideau	FRA	– (2 h9)	– (6 h3)	–
3 h1 r1/3	247	Derna Polazzo	ITA	– (3 h1)	–	–
3 h2 r1/3	346	Nettie Grooss	NED	12.9est (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	585	Anne Vrana	USA	13.1 (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	124	Yolande Plancke	FRA	– (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	243	Luigia Bonfanti	ITA	– (3 h5)	–	–
3 h6 r1/3	126	Lucienne Velu	FRA	13.1 (3 h6)	–	–
3 h7 r1/3	339	Lies Aengenendt	NED	13.0 (3 h7)	–	–
3 h8 r1/3	348	Bets ter Horst	NED	13.0 (3 h8)	–	–
3 h9 r1/3	154	Zinaida Liepiņa	LAT	– (3 h9)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	873	Ruth Svedberg	SWE	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	245	Matilde Moraschi	ITA	13.6 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h6 r1/3	340	Rie Briejèr	NED	13.5 (4 h6)	–	–
4 h9 r1/3	642	Sidonia Verschueren	BEL	– (4 h9)	–	–
DNS	43	Eva Lukács	HUN	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	427	Anna Breuer	POL	– (DNS h2)	–	–
DNS	281	Susy Devenoges	SUI	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	614	Antoinette Gallemaers	BEL	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	634	Rose Mayer	BEL	– (DNS h5)	–	–
DNS	822	Sara Teitelbaum	EST	– (DNS h5)	–	–
DNS	413	Dolly Wagner	AUT	– (DNS h7)	–	–
DNS	160	Paula Radziulytė	LTU	– (DNS h7)	–	–
DNS	640	Elise Van Truÿen	BEL	– (DNS h8)	–	–

Round One

Date	30 July 1928 — 14:15
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	755	Anni Holdmann	GER	13.0	QOR
2	604	Edie Robinson	AUS	–	Q
3	247	Derna Polazzo	ITA	–
DNS	43	Eva Lukács	HUN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	765	Erna Steinberg	GER	12.8	QOR
2	588	Mary Washburn	USA	12.8est	Q
3	346	Nettie Grooss	NED	12.9est
4	873	Ruth Svedberg	SWE	–
DNS	427	Anna Breuer	POL	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	265	Kinue Hitomi	JPN	12.8	Q=OR
2	674	Jane Bell	CAN	13.0	Q
3	585	Anne Vrana	USA	13.1
4	245	Matilde Moraschi	ITA	13.6
DNS	281	Susy Devenoges	SUI	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	756	Leni Junker	GER	12.8	Q=OR
2	880	Elta Cartwright	USA	–	Q
3	124	Yolande Plancke	FRA	–
DNS	614	Antoinette Gallemaers	BEL	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	118	Georgette Gagneux	FRA	13.0	Q
2	872	Maud Sundberg	SWE	–	Q
3	243	Luigia Bonfanti	ITA	–
DNS	634	Rose Mayer	BEL	–
DNS	822	Sara Teitelbaum	EST	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	764	Leni Schmidt	GER	12.8	Q=OR
2	291	Marjorie Clark	RSA	13.0	Q
3	126	Lucienne Velu	FRA	13.1		1
4	340	Rie Briejèr	NED	13.5

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	677	Bobby Rosenfeld	CAN	12.6	QOR
2	879	Betty Robinson	USA	–	Q
3	339	Lies Aengenendt	NED	13.0
DNS	413	Dolly Wagner	AUT	–
DNS	160	Paula Radziulytė	LTU	–

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	675	Myrtle Cook	CAN	12.8	Q
2	406	Norma Wilson	NZL	13.0	Q
3	348	Bets ter Horst	NED	13.0
DNS	640	Elise Van Truÿen	BEL	–

Heat #9

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	678	Ethel Smith	CAN	12.6	Q=OR
2	125	Marguerite Radideau	FRA	–	Q
3	154	Zinaida Liepiņa	LAT	–
4	642	Sidonia Verschueren	BEL	–

Semi-Finals

Date	30 July 1928 — 15:45
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	677	Bobby Rosenfeld	CAN	12.4	QOR
2	678	Ethel Smith	CAN	–	Q
3	118	Georgette Gagneux	FRA	–
4	755	Anni Holdmann	GER	–
5	588	Mary Washburn	USA	–
6	291	Marjorie Clark	RSA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	879	Betty Robinson	USA	12.4	Q=OR
2	675	Myrtle Cook	CAN	–	Q
3	604	Edie Robinson	AUS	–
4	265	Kinue Hitomi	JPN	–
5	756	Leni Junker	GER	–
6	872	Maud Sundberg	SWE	–

Heat #3

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	764	Leni Schmidt	GER	12.8	Q
2	765	Erna Steinberg	GER	12.9	Q
3	674	Jane Bell	CAN	–
4	880	Elta Cartwright	USA	–
5	406	Norma Wilson	NZL	–
6	125	Marguerite Radideau	FRA	–

Final Round

Date	31 July 1928 — 16:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	879	Betty Robinson	USA	12.2	=WR
2	677	Bobby Rosenfeld	CAN	12.3
3	678	Ethel Smith	CAN	12.3
4	765	Erna Steinberg	GER	12.4
DQ	675	Myrtle Cook	CAN	–
DQ	764	Leni Schmidt	GER	–