1938 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 Metres
The women's 100 metres at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Vienna, at the time part of German Reich, at Praterstadion on 17 September 1938. Medalists Results Final 17 September Semi-finals 17 September Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Heats 17 September Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (3) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1938 European Athletics Championships, Womens 100 metres 100 metres 100 metres at the European Athletics Championships Euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...

100 Metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. The inaugural World Championships were in 1983. The reigning 100 m Olympic or world champion is often named "the fastest man or woman in the world". Fred Kerley and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are the reigning world champions; Marcell Jacobs and Elaine Thompson-Herah are the men's and women's Olympic champions. On an outdoor 400-metre running track, the 100 m is held on the home straight, with the start usually being set on an extension to make it a straight-line race. There are three instructions given to the runners immediately before and at the beginning of the race: "on your marks," "set," and the firing of the starter's pistol. The runners move to the star ...
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Ilona Balla
''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore. Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name ''Helen''. Diminutive forms include ''Ilonka'' and ''Ilike''. Ilona is a common name in Finland,There are 25,000 women named Ilona in the Finnish Population RegisterName service/ref> where it is considered to refer to the Finnish word ''ilo'' ("joy") and ''ilona'' literally means "as a joy o someone. It is also common in Latvia, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Poland ( formerly in crown union with Hungary). People * Archduchess Ilona of Austria (1927-2011) *Ilona Andrews, joint pen name of American novelist duo Ilona and Andrew Gordon *Ilona Csáková (born 1970), Czech pop singer *Ilona Eibenschütz (1872–1967), Hungarian pianist *Ilona Elek (1907–1988), Hungarian world and Olympic champion saber fencer *Ilona Fehér Ilona Feher or Ilona Fehér (; 1 December 1901, ...
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