# Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record | Claudia Testoni (ITA) Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | 11.3 | Dresden, Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands | 13 August 1939 20 September 1942 |
| Olympic Record | Ondina Valla (ITA) | 11.6 | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 4 August | Final | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | 11.2 | OR |

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 15:00 17:00 | Round 1 Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 4 August 1948 | 16:00 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

Round 1 took place on 3 August. The fastest three runners in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.3 | OR |
| 2 | Joan Upton | Great Britain | 11.8 | |
| 3 | Jeanine Toulouse | France | 12.0 | |
| 4 | Mirja Jämes | Finland | | |
| 5 | Marion Huber | Chile | | |
| 6 | Theresa Manuel | United States | | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Maureen Gardner | Great Britain | 11.6 |
| 2 | Libuše Lomská | Czechoslovakia | 11.8 |
| 3 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | Argentina | 11.8 |
| 4 | Janine Magnin-Lamouche | France | 11.9 |
| 5 | Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavoudinou | Greece | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yvette Monginou | France | 11.7 | |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland | Australia | 11.9 | |
| 3 | Maria Oberbreyer | Austria | 11.9 | |
| 4 | Bernice Robinson | United States | 11.9 | Est |
| 5 | Bertha Crowther | Great Britain | | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Elfriede Steurer | Austria | 12.2 |
| 2 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | Netherlands | 12.2 |
| 3 | Jean Walraven | United States | 12.6 |
| 4 | Kyllikki Naukkarinen | Finland | |
| 5 | Vinton Beckett | Jamaica | |

### Semifinals

Semifinals took place on 3 August. The top three runners from each heat advanced to the final.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.4 |
| 2 | Maria Oberbreyer | Austria | 11.9 |
| 3 | Libuše Lomská | Czechoslovakia | 12.0 |
| 4 | Joan Upton | Great Britain | |
| 5 | Jeanine Toulouse | France | |
| 6 | Jean Walraven | United States | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Shirley Strickland | Australia | 11.7 |
| 2 | Yvette Monginou | France | 11.8 |
| 3 | Maureen Gardner | Great Britain | 11.8 |
| 4 | Noemí Simonetto de Portela | Argentina | |
| 5 | Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs | Netherlands | |
| 6 | Elfriede Steurer | Austria | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (hand) | Notes |
| | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.2 | OR |
| | Maureen Gardner | Great Britain | 11.2 | OR |
| | Shirley Strickland | Australia | 11.4 | |
| 4 | Yvette Monginou | France | 11.8 | Est |
| 5 | Maria Oberbreyer | Austria | 11.8 | Est |
| 6 | Libuše Lomská | Czechoslovakia | 11.9 | Est |
Key: Est = Time is an estimate, OR = Olympic record
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