- Results Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
- References
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's 100 metres |games = 1960 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Olympic Stadium |dates = September 1 (heats and quarterfinals) September 2 (semifinals and final) |competitors = |nations = |longnames = yes |gold = Wilma Rudolph |goldNOC = USA |silver = Dorothy Hyman |silverNOC = GBR |bronze = Giuseppina Leone |bronzeNOC = ITA |prev=1956 |next=1964 }}{{AthleticsAt1960SummerOlympics}}The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 2.[1] ResultsHeatsThe fastest four runners in each of the seven heats advanced to the quarterfinal round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Giuseppina Leone | {{flagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}} | 11.87 | 2 | Barbara Jones | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 11.91 | 3 | Eleanor Haslam | {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.21 | 4 | Elizabeth Jenner | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 12.39 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pat Duggan | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.18 | 2 | Mona Sulaiman | {{flagIOC|PHI|1960 Summer}} | 12.40 | 3 | Vivi Markussen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1960 Summer}} | 12.53 | 4 | Nancy Lewington | {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.67 | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mariya Itkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 11.83 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.10 | 3 | Olga Šikovec | {{flagIOC|YUG|1960 Summer}} | 12.24 | 4 | Carlota Gooden | {{flagIOC|PAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.36 | |
Heat four Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jenny Smart | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 12.04 | 2 | Betty Cuthbert | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.21 | 3 | Valerie Morgan | {{flagIOC|NZL|1960 Summer}} | 12.61 | 4 | Snezhana Kerkova | {{flagIOC|BUL|1960 Summer}} | 12.66 | |
Heat five Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Hyman | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 11.98 | 2 | Gisela Köhler-Birkemeyer | {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} | 12.31 | 3 | Jean Holmes-Mitchell | {{flagIOC|PAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.52 | 4 | Valerie Jerome | {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.58 | 5 | Maeve Kyle | {{flagIOC|IRL|1960 Summer}} | 12.59 | 6 | Ilana Adir | {{flagIOC|ISR|1960 Summer}} | 13.04 | |
Heat six Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wilma Rudolph | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 11.65 | 2 | Catherine Capdevielle | {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}} | 11.94 | 3 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} | 12.13 | 4 | Hannelore Raepke | {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} | 12.45 | |
Heat seven Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 11.97 | 2 | Brunhilde Hendrix | {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} | 11.99 | 3 | Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} | 12.25 | 4 | Martha Hudson | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 12.33 | 5 | Aycan Önel | {{flagIOC|TUR|1960 Summer}} | 13.59 | |
QuarterfinalsThe fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wilma Rudolph | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 11.70 | 2 | Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 12.14 | 3 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.25 | 4 | Gisela Köhler-Birkemeyer | {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} | 12.26 | 5 | Eleanor Haslam | {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.46 | 6 | Mona Sulaiman | {{flagIOC|PHI|1960 Summer}} | 12.54 | 7 | Valerie Morgan | {{flagIOC|NZL|1960 Summer}} | 12.66 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mariya Itkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 11.88 | 2 | Brunhilde Hendrix | {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} | 12.02 | 3 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} | 12.10 | 4 | Pat Duggan | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.32 | 5 | Jean Holmes-Mitchell | {{flagIOC|PAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.39 | 6 | Elizabeth Jenner | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 12.50 | 7 | Snezhana Kerkova | {{flagIOC|BUL|1960 Summer}} | 12.80 | |
Heat three Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Giuseppina Leone | {{flagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}} | 12.11 | 2 | Catherine Capdevielle | {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}} | 12.16 | 3 | Jenny Smart | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 12.17 | 4 | Martha Hudson | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 12.30 | 5 | Olga Šikovec | {{flagIOC|YUG|1960 Summer}} | 12.61 | 6 | Carlota Gooden | {{flagIOC|PAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.70 | 7 | Nancy Lewington | {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}} | 13.23 | |
Heat four Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Hyman | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 11.77 | 2 | Barbara Jones | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 12.02 | 3 | Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} | 12.14 | 4 | Betty Cuthbert | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.18 | 5 | Valerie Jerome | {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}} | 12.50 | 6 | Vivi Markussen | {{flagIOC|DEN|1960 Summer}} | 12.56 | |
SemifinalsThe fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round. Heat one Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wilma Rudolph | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 11.41 | =WR | 2 | Giuseppina Leone | {{flagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}} | 11.71 | 3 | Jenny Smart | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 11.89 | 4 | Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} | 11.93 | 5 | Brunhilde Hendrix | {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}} | 11.99 | 6 | Vera Kalashnikova-Krepkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 12.08 | |
Heat two Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Dorothy Hyman | {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 11.65 | 2 | Mariya Itkina | {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 11.78 | 3 | Catherine Capdevielle | {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}} | 11.82 | 4 | Barbara Jones | {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 11.84 | 5 | Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}} | 12.05 | 6 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}} | 12.05 | |
FinalWind = 2.8 m/s. Wind was over the allotted speed. All time in finals were wind assisted and do not count toward world or Olympic records. Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | Wilma Rudolph | {{FlagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}} | 11.18 | {{silver2}} | Dorothy Hyman | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 11.43 | {{Bronze3}} | Giuseppina Leone | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}} | 11.48 | 4 | Mariya Itkina | {{FlagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}} | 11.54 | 5 | Catherine Capdevielle | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}} | 11.64 | 6 | Jenny Smart | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}} | 11.72 |
Key: =WR = equaled world record References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-100-metres.html |title=Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's 100 metres |accessdate=17 June 2017 |work=Sports Reference}}
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