| | Event type
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 | Nr | Athlete | 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) | |||
| 675 | Myrtle Cook | CAN | 12.8 (1 h8) | – (2 h2) | – ( | ||||
| 764 | Leni Schmidt | GER | 12.8 (1 h6) | 12.8 (1 h3) | – ( | ||||
| 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) | – | – | |||
| 43 | Eva Lukács |  HUN | – (DNS h1) | – | – | ||||
| 427 | Anna Breuer |  POL | – (DNS h2) | – | – | ||||
| 281 | Suzanne Devenoges |  SUI | – (DNS h3) | – | – | ||||
| 614 | Antoinette Gallemaers | BEL | – (DNS h4) | – | – | ||||
| 634 | Rose Mayer | BEL | – (DNS h5) | – | – | ||||
| 822 | Sara Teitelbaum |  EST | – (DNS h5) | – | – | ||||
| 413 | Dolly Wagner |  AUT | – (DNS h7) | – | – | ||||
| 160 | Paula Radziulytė |  LTU | – (DNS h7) | – | – | ||||
| 640 | Elise Van Truÿen | BEL | – (DNS h8) | – | – |
Round One (30 July 1928 — 14:15)
Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Anni Holdmann | GER | 13.0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Edie Robinson | AUS | – | |||
| 3 | 4 | Derna Polazzo | ITA | – | |||
| 3 | Eva Lukács | HUN | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Erna Steinberg | GER | 12.8 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Mary Washburn | USA | 12.8est | |||
| 3 | 1 | Nettie Grooss | NED | 12.9est | |||
| 4 | 3 | Ruth Svedberg | SWE | – | |||
| 4 | Anna Breuer | POL | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kinue Hitomi | JPN | 12.8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Jane Bell | CAN | 13.0 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Anne Vrana | USA | 13.1 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Matilde Moraschi | ITA | 13.6 | |||
| 3 | Suzanne Devenoges | SUI | – |
Heat Four
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Leni Junker | GER | 12.8 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Elta Cartwright | USA | – | |||
| 3 | 3 | Yolande Plancke | FRA | – | |||
| 2 | Antoinette Gallemaers | BEL | – |
Heat Five
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Georgette Gagneux | FRA | 13.0 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Maud Sundberg | SWE | – | |||
| 3 | 5 | Luigia Bonfanti | ITA | – | |||
| 1 | Rose Mayer | BEL | – | ||||
| 4 | Sara Teitelbaum | EST | – |
Heat Six
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Leni Schmidt | GER | 12.8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Marjorie Clark | RSA | 13.0 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Lucienne Velu | FRA | 13.1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Rie Briejèr | NED | 13.5 |
Heat Seven
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Rosenfeld | CAN | 12.6 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Betty Robinson | USA | – | |||
| 3 | 1 | Lies Aengenendt | NED | 13.0 | |||
| 3 | Dolly Wagner | AUT | – | ||||
| 5 | Paula Radziulytė | LTU | – |
Heat Eight
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Myrtle Cook | CAN | 12.8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Norma Wilson | NZL | 13.0 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Bets ter Horst | NED | 13.0 | |||
| 3 | Elise Van Truÿen | BEL | – |
Heat Nine
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ethel Smith | CAN | 12.6 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Marguerite Radideau | FRA | – | |||
| 3 | 2 | Zinaida Liepiņa | LAT | – | |||
| 4 | 1 | Sidonia Verschueren | BEL | – |
Semi-Finals (30 July 1928 — 15:45)
Top two in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 677 | Bobby Rosenfeld | CAN | 12.4 | |||
| 2 | 678 | Ethel Smith | CAN | – | |||
| 3 | 118 | Georgette Gagneux | FRA | – | |||
| 4 | 755 | Anni Holdmann | GER | – | |||
| 5 | 588 | Mary Washburn | USA | – | |||
| 6 | 291 | Marjorie Clark | RSA | – |
Heat Two
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 879 | Betty Robinson | USA | 12.4 | |||
| 2 | 675 | Myrtle Cook | CAN | – | |||
| 3 | 604 | Edie Robinson | AUS | – | |||
| 4 | 265 | Kinue Hitomi | JPN | – | |||
| 5 | 756 | Leni Junker | GER | – | |||
| 6 | 872 | Maud Sundberg | SWE | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 764 | Leni Schmidt | GER | 12.8 | |||
| 2 | 765 | Erna Steinberg | GER | 12.9 | |||
| 3 | 674 | Jane Bell | CAN | – | |||
| 4 | 880 | Elta Cartwright | USA | – | |||
| 5 | 406 | Norma Wilson | NZL | – | |||
| 6 | 125 | Marguerite Radideau | FRA | – |
Final (31 July 1928 — 16:35)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Betty Robinson | USA | 12.2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Bobby Rosenfeld | CAN | 12.3 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Ethel Smith | CAN | 12.3 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Erna Steinberg | GER | 12.4 | |||
| 4 | Myrtle Cook | CAN | – | ||||
| 5 | Leni Schmidt | GER | – |