Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 100 yards
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 100 yards

The women's 100 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Decima Norman Australia | Joyce Walker Australia | Jeanette Dolson Canada |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Joyce Walker | Australia | 11.4e | Q, inches behind |
| 3 | 1 | Barbara Howard | Canada | ??.? | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 4 | 1 | Ethel Raby | England | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | Rona Tong | New Zealand | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Thelma Peake | Australia | 11.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Aileen Meagher | Canada | ??.? | Q, inches behind |
| 3 | 2 | Dorothy Saunders | England | ??.? | Q, 0.5 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | Doris Strachan | New Zealand | 11.8e | |
| 1 | 3 | Jeanette Dolson | Canada | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Joan Woodland | Australia | 11.5e | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 3 | 3 | Kathleen Stokes | England | ??.? | Q, 1.5 yards behind |
| 4 | 3 | Margaret McDowell | Scotland | ??.? | |
| 1 | 4 | Decima Norman | Australia | 11.1 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 4 | Doreen Lumley | New Zealand | 11.6e | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 3 | 4 | Winnifred Jeffrey | England | ??.? | Q, 2 yards behind |
| 4 | 4 | Isabel Bleasdale | Canada | 11.9e | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Decima Norman | Australia | 11.1 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 1 | Joyce Walker | Australia | 11.4e | Q, 2.5 yards behind |
| 3 | 1 | Jeanette Dolson | Canada | ??.? | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 4 | 1 | Dorothy Saunders | England | 11.6e | |
| 5 | 1 | Aileen Meagher | Canada | 11.7e | |
| 6 | 1 | Kathleen Stokes | England | 11.9e | |
| 1 | 2 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | 11.1 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 2 | Joan Woodland | Australia | 11.2e | Q, 1 foot behind |
| 3 | 2 | Barbara Howard | Canada | ??.? | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 4 | 2 | Doreen Lumley | New Zealand | ??.? | |
| | 2 | Thelma Peake | Australia | DQ | |
| | 2 | Winnifred Jeffrey | England | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Decima Norman | Australia | 11.1 | =GR |
| | Joyce Walker | Australia | 11.3e | 1.5 yards behind |
| | Jeanette Dolson | Canada | 11.4e | 1 yard behind |
| 4 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | 11.5e | |
| 5 | Joan Woodland | Australia | 11.5e | |
| 6 | Barbara Howard | Canada | 11.6e | |
