Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
| Women's 80 metres hurdles at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 3 (Heats & semifinals) August 4 (Final) |
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| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands
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Maureen Gardner Great Britain
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Shirley Strickland Australia
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The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place August 3 and August 4. The final was won by Dutch Fanny Blankers-Koen.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Round 1 took place on 3 August. The fastest three runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals took place on 3 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record
Wind: 1.9 m/s
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