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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 2 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Anni Holdmann	GER	13.0	QOR
2	1	Edie Robinson	AUS	–	Q
3	4	Derna Polazzo	ITA	–
DNS	3	Eva Lukács	HUN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Erna Steinberg	GER	12.8	QOR
2	5	Mary Washburn	USA	12.8est	Q
3	1	Nettie Grooss	NED	12.9est
4	3	Ruth Svedberg	SWE	–
DNS	4	Anna Breuer	POL	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Kinue Hitomi	JPN	12.8	Q=OR
2	2	Jane Bell	CAN	13.0	Q
3	5	Anne Vrana	USA	13.1
4	4	Matilde Moraschi	ITA	13.6
DNS	3	Susy Devenoges	SUI	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	1	Leni Junker	GER	12.8	Q=OR
2	4	Elta Cartwright	USA	–	Q
3	3	Yolande Plancke	FRA	–
DNS	2	Antoinette Gallemaers	BEL	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Georgette Gagneux	FRA	13.0	Q
2	3	Maud Sundberg	SWE	–	Q
3	5	Luigia Bonfanti	ITA	–
DNS	1	Rose Mayer	BEL	–
DNS	4	Sara Teitelbaum	EST	–

Heat #6

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

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	2	Bobby Rosenfeld	CAN	12.6	QOR
2	4	Betty Robinson	USA	–	Q
3	1	Lies Aengenendt	NED	13.0
DNS	3	Dolly Wagner	AUT	–
DNS	5	Paula Radziulytė	LTU	–

Heat #8

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Myrtle Cook	CAN	12.8	Q
2	2	Norma Wilson	NZL	13.0	Q
3	1	Bets ter Horst	NED	13.0
DNS	3	Elise Van Truÿen	BEL	–

Heat #9

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

Semi-Finals

Date	30 July 1928 — 15:45
Format	Top 2 in each heat advanced to the final round.

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	3	Betty Robinson	USA	12.2	=WR
2	1	Bobby Rosenfeld	CAN	12.3
3	2	Ethel Smith	CAN	12.3
4	6	Erna Steinberg	GER	12.4
DQ	4	Myrtle Cook	CAN	–
DQ	5	Leni Schmidt	GER	–