Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres explained
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place between August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1] The final was won by Pole Stanisława Walasiewicz.
In 1980, after her shooting death as a bystander at an armed robbery, 1932 race winner Stanisława Walasiewicz was revealed to be intersex, and possibly ineligible to compete under modern gender determination tests.[2] No change has been made to the records for the 1932 women's 100 metres race.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 12.4 | |
| 2 | | | 12.4 | |
| 3 | | | 12.4 | |
| 4 | | | 12.4 | |
| 5 | | | Unknown | |
| 6 | | | Unknown | | |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 11.9 | , |
| 2 | | | 12.1 | |
| 3 | | | 12.3 | |
| 4 | | | 12.3 | |
| 5 | | | 12.3 | |
| 6 | | | 12.4 | | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 11.9 | |
| | | 11.9 | |
| | | 12.0 | |
| 4 | | | 12.2 | |
| 5 | | | 12.3 | |
| 6 | | | 12.3 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173403/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/ATH/womens-100-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 June 2017 . Sports Reference.
- Associated Press (corporate author) . Report Says Stella Walsh; Had Male Sex Organs . . 23 January 1981. 31 May 2006 . 23 January 1981.
