title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 80 metres hurdles
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Women's 80 metres hurdles
  
  The women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 26 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Maureen Dyson Great Britain |
  | Bronze | Micheline Ostermeyer France |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  26 August Wind: 0.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.1 | CR |
  | | Maureen Dyson | Great Britain | 11.6 | |
  | | Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 11.7 | |
  | 4 | Aleksandra Yakusheva | Soviet Union | 11.7 | |
  | 5 | Jean Desforges | Great Britain | 11.8 | |
  | 6 | Elene Gokieli | Soviet Union | 11.8 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  25 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: 0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maureen Dyson | Great Britain | 11.5 | CR Q |
  | 2 | Elene Gokieli | Soviet Union | 11.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Claudie Flament | France | 12.1 | |
  | 4 | Wilhelmina Lust | Netherlands | 12.2 | |
  | 5 | Maria Musso | Italy | 12.3 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.3 | CR Q |
  | 2 | Micheline Ostermeyer | France | 11.5 | Q |
  | 3 | Sheila Pratt | Great Britain | 12.0 | |
  | 4 | Elfriede Steurer | Austria | 12.2 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jean Desforges | Great Britain | 11.7 | Q |
  | 2 | Aleksandra Yakusheva | Soviet Union | 11.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Yvette Monginou | France | 12.0 | |
  | 4 | Nel de Vos | Netherlands | 12.6 | |
  | 5 | Gertrud Heusser | Switzerland | 13.3 | |
  | 6 | Jenny van Gerdinge | Belgium | 13.5 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * France (3)
  * Italy (1)
  * Netherlands (3)
  * Soviet Union (2)
  * Switzerland (1)
  * Great Britain (3)
  