Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Dates	August 3 (heats and semifinals) August 4 (final)
Medalists
Helen Stephens United States   Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland   Käthe Krauß Germany

Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeple		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and August 4. The final was won by American Helen Stephens.

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Helen Stephens	United States	11.5
	Stanisława Walasiewicz	Poland	11.7
	Käthe Krauß	Germany	11.9
4	Marie Dollinger	Germany	12.0
5	Annette Rogers	United States	12.2
6	Emmy Albus	Germany	12.3

References

• 1936 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-05-20.