1946 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
# 1946 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 1946 European Athletics Championships was held in Oslo, Norway, at Bislett Stadion on 22 August 1946.

## Medalists

| Gold | Yevgeniya Sechenova Soviet Union |
| - | - |
| Silver | Winifred Jordan Great Britain |
| Bronze | Claire Brésolles France |

## Results

### Final

22 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 11.9 | CR |
| | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 12.2 | |
| | Claire Brésolles | France | 12.2 | |
| 4 | Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 12.2 | |
| 5 | Maureen Gardner | Great Britain | 12.2 | |
| 6 | Gerda Koudijs | Netherlands | 12.4 | |

### Semi-finals

22 August

**Semi-final 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 12.4 | Q |
| 3 | Gerda Koudijs | Netherlands | 12.5 | Q |
| 4 | Nettie Timmer | Netherlands | 12.6 | |
| 5 | Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 12.7 | |
| 6 | Vera Bemova | Czechoslovakia | 12.7 | |

**Semi-final 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maureen Gardner | Great Britain | 12.2 | Q |
| 2 | Claire Brésolles | France | 12.3 | Q |
| 3 | Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 12.3 | Q |
| 4 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 12.6 | |
| 5 | Monique Drilhon | France | 12.7 | |
| | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | DNF | |

### Heats

22 August

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 12.4 | Q |
| 2 | Sylvia Cheeseman | Great Britain | 12.8 | Q |
| 3 | Monique Drilhon | France | 12.9 | Q |
| 4 | Mieczysława Moder | Poland | 13.0 | |
| 5 | Kerstin Josefsson | Sweden | 13.0 | |
| 6 | Liv Paulsen | Norway | 13.2 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 12.0 | Q |
| 2 | Nettie Timmer | Netherlands | 12.4 | Q |
| 3 | Maureen Gardner | Great Britain | 12.4 | Q |
| 4 | Greta Magnusson | Sweden | 12.5 | |
| 5 | Dana Hiklova | Czechoslovakia | 12.7 | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Winifred Jordan | Great Britain | 12.2 | Q |
| 2 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 12.5 | Q |
| 3 | Vera Bemova | Czechoslovakia | 12.5 | Q |
| 4 | Solveig Toms | Norway | 12.6 | |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Claire Brésolles | France | 12.2 | Q |
| 2 | Gerda Koudijs | Netherlands | 12.3 | Q |
| 3 | Ann-Britt Leyman | Sweden | 12.4 | Q |
| 4 | Hilde Nissen | Denmark | 12.5 | NR |
| 5 | Irena Hejducka | Poland | 13.2 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

* Czechoslovakia (2)
* Denmark (1)
* France (2)
* Netherlands (3)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (3)
* Soviet Union (1)
* Sweden (3)
* Great Britain (3)
