title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
  
  The women's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 25 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Yevgeniya Sechenova Soviet Union |
  | Bronze | June Foulds Great Britain |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  25 August Wind: 0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.7 | CR |
  | | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 12.3 | |
  | | June Foulds | Great Britain | 12.4 | |
  | 4 | Zoya Dukhovich | Soviet Union | 12.4 | |
  | 5 | Elspeth Hay | Great Britain | 12.5 | |
  | 6 | Colette Aitelli | France | 12.5 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  24 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: 0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.7 | CR Q |
  | 2 | June Foulds | Great Britain | 12.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Yvette Monginou | France | 12.6 | |
  | 4 | Gertrud Heusser | Switzerland | 13.4 | |
  | | Sofya Malshina | Soviet Union | DQ | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: 0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zoya Dukhovich | Soviet Union | 12.3 | Q |
  | 2 | Elspeth Hay | Great Britain | 12.5 | Q |
  | 3 | Grietje de Jongh | Netherlands | 12.5 | |
  | 4 | Josette Demeuter | Belgium | 13.4 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -1.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 12.4 | Q |
  | 2 | Colette Aitelli | France | 12.5 | Q |
  | 3 | Dorothy Hall | Great Britain | 12.5 | |
  | 4 | Xenia Stad-de Jong | Netherlands | 12.6 | |
  | 5 | Vittoria Cesarini | Italy | 12.8 | |
  | 6 | Anna Van Rossum | Belgium | 13.7 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * France (2)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (3)
  * Soviet Union (3)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (3)
  