Women 100m Backstroke Swimming XIV Olympic Games 1948 London, Great Britain - Thursday, 5thd August - Gold Medal: Karen Margrete Harup, Denmark
Final time gap L Y 1. Karen Margrethe Harup 1:14.4 OR 5 23 2. Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.0 +1.6s 4 23 3. Judy Davies 1:16.7 +2.3s 3 20 4. Ilona Novak 1:18.4 +4.0s 6 23 5. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst 1:18.8 +4.4s 1 15 6. Dirkje Van Ekris 1:18.9 +4.5s 7 15 7. Muriel Jane Mellon 1:19.0 +4.6s 2 20 8. Greetje Galliard 1:19.1 +4.7s 8 21
24 Competitors from 16 Nations. Empire Pool.
World Record: Cor Kint, Netherlands 1:10.9 Rotterdam, Netherlands 22 September 1939 Olympic Record: Nida Senff, Netherlands 1:16.6 Berlin, Germany 11th August
The cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Games meant that Con Kint of Holland would never grace the Olympic stage. Her world record, set in 1939, would last for 21 years but Kint herself was long retired by the time the London Games came around. The favourite was the Dane, Karen Margrethe Harup, who had won the event at the 1947 European Championships. Harup proved to be a worthy champion as she broke the Olympic record in all three of her races. She finished over a second clear of Suzanne Zimmerman of the USA with Judy-Joy Davies taking bronze for Australia. Monique Berlioux, who was eliminated in the semi-finals was a member of the French Resistance during World War Two and later went on a career with the International Olympic Committee. She served as Director of the IOC between 1971 and 1995.
Best 8 times advanced to Final .
Semi 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup 1:15.5 OR 5 23 1. 2. Ilona Novak 1:17.6 +2.1s 4 23 3. 3. Muriel Jane Mellon 1:18.2 +2.7s 8 20 5. 3. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst 1:18.2 +2.7s 6 15 5. 5. Greetje Galliard 1:18.4 +2.9s 6 21 7. 6. Catherine Gibson 1:18.6 +3.1s 2 17 8. 7. Ngaire Lane 1:19.0 +3.5s 7 22 11. 8. Beryl Marshall 1:20.7 +5.2s 1 _ 14.
Semi 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8 +1.3s 4 23 2. 2. Judy Davies 1:17.8 +2.3s 5 20 4. 3. Dirkje Van Ekris 1:18.1 +2.6s 3 15 5. 4. Helen Yate 1:18.6 +3.1s 3 27 8. 5. Barbara Jayne Jensen 1:19.1 +3.6s 2 18 12. 6. Monique Berlioux-Libotte 1:20.2 +4.7s 7 22 13. 7. Vera Patricia Ellery 1:20.8 +5.3s 8 21 15. -. Ingegard Fredin DNS 1 17 -.
Heat 4 time gap L Y Rk 1. Greetje Galliard 1:18.2 +2.6s 2 21 5. 2. Muriel Jane Mellon 1:18.7 +3.1s 6 20 7. 3. Catherine Gibson 1:19.7 +4.1s 7 17 13. 4. Magda Bruggemann Schmidt 1:21.4 +5.8s 5 18 17. 5. Bea Ballentijn Stenersen 1:22.1 +6.5s 3 25 18. 6. Edith De Oliveira 1:22.5 +6.9s 4 19 19. 7. Ginette Jany-Sendral 1:22.7 +7.1s 1 16 20.
Heat 3 time gap L Y Rk 1. Judy Davies 1:16.4 +0.8s 5 20 2. 2. Ilona Novak 1:17.3 +1.7s 6 23 4. 3. Barbara Jayne Jensen 1:18.8 +3.2s 7 18 9. 4. Dirkje Van Ekris 1:19.3 +3.7s 3 15 12. 5. Vera Patricia Ellery 1:20.9 +5.3s 4 21 14. 6. Liliana Gonzalias 1:26.9 +11.3s 2 _ 24.
Heat 2 time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup 1:15.6 OR 1 23 1. 2. Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8 +1.2s 4 23 3. 3. Helen Yate 1:18.3 +2.7s 6 27 6. 4. Beryl Marshall 1:20.9 +5.3s 7 _ 14. 5. Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli 1:26.2 +10.6s 3 14 22. 6. Joyce C Court 1:26.8 +11.2s 2 _ 23.
Heat 1 time gap L Y Rk 1. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst 1:18.7 +3.1s 5 15 7. 2. Ngaire Lane 1:18.8 +3.2s 4 22 9. 2. Monique Berlioux-Libotte 1:18.8 +3.2s 3 22 9. 4. Ingegard Fredin 1:21.2 +5.6s 6 17 16. 5. Kolbrun Olafsdottir 1:25.6 +10.0s 7 15 21.
Final time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup 1:14.4 OR 5 23 1. 2. Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.0 +1.6s 4 23 2. 3. Judy Davies 1:16.7 +2.3s 3 20 3. 4. Ilona Novak 1:18.4 +4.0s 6 23 4. 5. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst 1:18.8 +4.4s 1 15 5. 6. Dirkje Van Ekris 1:18.9 +4.5s 7 15 6. 7. Muriel Jane Mellon 1:19.0 +4.6s 2 20 7. 8. Greetje Galliard 1:19.1 +4.7s 8 21 8. Semis time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup 1:15.5 OR 5 23 1. 1. Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8 +1.3s 4 23 2. 2. Ilona Novak 1:17.6 +2.1s 4 23 3. 2. Judy Davies 1:17.8 +2.3s 5 20 4. 3. Dirkje Van Ekris 1:18.1 +2.6s 3 15 5. 3. Muriel Jane Mellon 1:18.2 +2.7s 8 20 5. 3. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst 1:18.2 +2.7s 6 15 5. 5. Greetje Galliard 1:18.4 +2.9s 6 21 7. 6. Catherine Gibson 1:18.6 +3.1s 2 17 8. 4. Helen Yate 1:18.6 +3.1s 3 27 8. 7. Ngaire Lane 1:19.0 +3.5s 7 22 11. 5. Barbara Jayne Jensen 1:19.1 +3.6s 2 18 12. 6. Monique Berlioux-Libotte 1:20.2 +4.7s 7 22 13. 8. Beryl Marshall 1:20.7 +5.2s 1 _ 14. 7. Vera Patricia Ellery 1:20.8 +5.3s 8 21 15. -. Ingegard Fredin DNS 1 17 -. Heats time gap L Y Rk 1. Karen Margrethe Harup 1:15.6 OR 1 23 1. 1. Judy Davies 1:16.4 +0.8s 5 20 2. 2. Suzanne Zimmerman 1:16.8 +1.2s 4 23 3. 2. Ilona Novak 1:17.3 +1.7s 6 23 4. 1. Greetje Galliard 1:18.2 +2.6s 2 21 5. 3. Helen Yate 1:18.3 +2.7s 6 27 6. 2. Muriel Jane Mellon 1:18.7 +3.1s 6 20 7. 1. Hendrika Anna-Maria Van Der Horst 1:18.7 +3.1s 5 15 7. 2. Ngaire Lane 1:18.8 +3.2s 4 22 9. 2. Monique Berlioux-Libotte 1:18.8 +3.2s 3 22 9. 3. Barbara Jayne Jensen 1:18.8 +3.2s 7 18 9. 4. Dirkje Van Ekris 1:19.3 +3.7s 3 15 12. 3. Catherine Gibson 1:19.7 +4.1s 7 17 13. 5. Vera Patricia Ellery 1:20.9 +5.3s 4 21 14. 4. Beryl Marshall 1:20.9 +5.3s 7 _ 14. 4. Ingegard Fredin 1:21.2 +5.6s 6 17 16. 4. Magda Bruggemann Schmidt 1:21.4 +5.8s 5 18 17. 5. Bea Ballentijn Stenersen 1:22.1 +6.5s 3 25 18. 6. Edith De Oliveira 1:22.5 +6.9s 4 19 19. 7. Ginette Jany-Sendral 1:22.7 +7.1s 1 16 20. 5. Kolbrun Olafsdottir 1:25.6 +10.0s 7 15 21. 5. Doris Gontersweiler-Vetterli 1:26.2 +10.6s 3 14 22. 6. Joyce C Court 1:26.8 +11.2s 2 _ 23. 6. Liliana Gonzalias 1:26.9 +11.3s 2 _ 24. -. Zsuzsa Nador DNS 5 20 -. -. J T Szemes DNS 1 _ -.
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