The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 2.[1]
| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | September 1 (heats and quarterfinals) September 2 (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results edit
Heats edit
The fastest four runners in each of the seven heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppina Leone |  Italy |
11.87 | Q |
| 2 | Barbara Jones |  United States |
11.91 | Q |
| 3 | Eleanor Haslam |  Canada |
12.21 | Q |
| 4 | Elizabeth Jenner |  Great Britain |
12.39 | Q |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Duggan |  Australia |
12.18 | Q |
| 2 | Mona Sulaiman |  Philippines |
12.40 | Q |
| 3 | Vivi Markussen |  Denmark |
12.53 | Q |
| 4 | Nancy Lewington | Canada |
12.67 | Q |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariya Itkina |  Soviet Union |
11.83 | Q |
| 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia |
12.10 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Šikovec |  Yugoslavia |
12.24 | Q |
| 4 | Carlota Gooden |  Panama |
12.36 | Q |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Smart | Great Britain |
12.04 | Q |
| 2 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
12.21 | Q |
| 3 | Valerie Morgan |  New Zealand |
12.61 | Q |
| 4 | Snezhana Kerkova |  Bulgaria |
12.66 | Q |
Heat 5 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Hyman | Great Britain |
11.98 | Q |
| 2 | Gisela Köhler-Birkemeyer |  United Team of Germany |
12.31 | Q |
| 3 | Jean Holmes-Mitchell | Panama |
12.52 | Q |
| 4 | Valerie Jerome | Canada |
12.58 | Q |
| 5 | Maeve Kyle |  Ireland |
12.59 | |
| 6 | Ilana Adir |  Israel |
13.04 |
Heat 6 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma Rudolph | United States |
11.65 | Q |
| 2 | Catherine Capdevielle |  France |
11.94 | Q |
| 3 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann |  Poland |
12.13 | Q |
| 4 | Hannelore Raepke | United Team of Germany |
12.45 | Q |
Heat 7 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina | Soviet Union |
11.97 | Q |
| 2 | Brunhilde Hendrix | United Team of Germany |
11.99 | Q |
| 3 | Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | Poland |
12.25 | Q |
| 4 | Martha Hudson | United States |
12.33 | Q |
| 5 | Aycan Önel |  Turkey |
13.59 |
Quarterfinals edit
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Quarterfinal 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma Rudolph | United States |
11.70 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina | Soviet Union |
12.14 | Q |
| 3 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia |
12.25 | Q |
| 4 | Gisela Köhler-Birkemeyer | United Team of Germany |
12.26 | |
| 5 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada |
12.46 | |
| 6 | Mona Sulaiman | Philippines |
12.54 | |
| 7 | Valerie Morgan | New Zealand |
12.66 |
Quarterfinal 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union |
11.88 | Q |
| 2 | Brunhilde Hendrix | United Team of Germany |
12.02 | Q |
| 3 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | Poland |
12.10 | Q |
| 4 | Pat Duggan | Australia |
12.32 | |
| 5 | Jean Holmes-Mitchell | Panama |
12.39 | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Jenner | Great Britain |
12.50 | |
| 7 | Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria |
12.80 |
Quarterfinal 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppina Leone | Italy |
12.11 | Q |
| 2 | Catherine Capdevielle | France |
12.16 | Q |
| 3 | Jenny Smart | Great Britain |
12.17 | Q |
| 4 | Martha Hudson | United States |
12.30 | |
| 5 | Olga Šikovec | Yugoslavia |
12.61 | |
| 6 | Carlota Gooden | Panama |
12.70 | |
| 7 | Nancy Lewington | Canada |
13.23 |
Quarterfinal 4 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Hyman | Great Britain |
11.77 | Q |
| 2 | Barbara Jones | United States |
12.02 | Q |
| 3 | Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | Poland |
12.14 | Q |
| 4 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
12.18 | |
| 5 | Valerie Jerome | Canada |
12.50 | |
| 6 | Vivi Markussen | Denmark |
12.56 |
Semifinals edit
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma Rudolph | United States |
11.41 | Q, =WR |
| 2 | Giuseppina Leone | Italy |
11.71 | Q |
| 3 | Jenny Smart | Great Britain |
11.89 | Q |
| 4 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | Poland |
11.93 | |
| 5 | Brunhilde Hendrix | United Team of Germany |
11.99 | |
| 6 | Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina | Soviet Union |
12.08 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Hyman | Great Britain |
11.65 | Q |
| 2 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union |
11.78 | Q |
| 3 | Catherine Capdevielle | France |
11.82 | Q |
| 4 | Barbara Jones | United States |
11.84 | |
| 5 | Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | Poland |
12.05 | |
| 6 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia |
12.05 |
Final edit
Wind = 2.8 m/s.
Wind was over the allotted speed. All times in the finals were considered wind assisted and therefore were not counted toward world or Olympic records.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Wilma Rudolph | United States |
11.18 |
 |
Dorothy Hyman | Great Britain |
11.43 |
 |
Giuseppina Leone | Italy |
11.48 |
| 4 | Mariya Itkina | Soviet Union |
11.54 |
| 5 | Catherine Capdevielle | France |
11.64 |
| 6 | Jenny Smart | Great Britain |
11.72 |
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2017.