| Event: | Women's 80 metres hurdles |
| Games: | 1948 Summer |
| Venue: | Empire Stadium |
| Dates: | 3 August (Heats & semifinals) 4 August (Final) |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Win Value: | 11.2 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Fanny Blankers-Koen |
| Goldnoc: | NED |
| Silver: | Maureen Gardner |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Shirley Strickland |
| Bronzenoc: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 4 August. The final was won by Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | 11.3 | Dresden, Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands | 13 August 1939 20 September 1942 | ||
| Olympic Record | 11.6 | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 15:00 17:00 | Round 1 Semifinals | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Wednesday, 4 August 1948 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 16:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
Round 1 took place on 3 August. The fastest three runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.3 | OR | |||
| 2 | 11.8 | ||||
| 3 | 12.0 | ||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.6 | ||||
| 2 | 11.8 | ||||
| 3 | 11.8 | ||||
| 4 | 11.9 | ||||
| 5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.7 | ||||
| 2 | 11.9 | ||||
| 3 | 11.9 | ||||
| 4 | 11.9 | Est | |||
| 5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.2 | ||||
| 2 | 12.2 | ||||
| 3 | 12.6 | ||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 |
Semifinals took place on 3 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.4 | ||||
| 2 | 11.9 | ||||
| 3 | 12.0 | ||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.7 | ||||
| 2 | 11.8 | ||||
| 3 | 11.8 | ||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.2 | OR | ||||
| 11.2 | OR | ||||
| 11.4 | |||||
| 4 | 11.8 | Est | |||
| 5 | 11.8 | Est | |||
| 6 | 11.9 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record
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