1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres explained

Event:	Women's 100 metres
Competition:	1974 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Stadio Olimpico
Location:	Rome
Competitors:	23
Nations:	12
Win Value:	11.13
Gold:	Irena Szewińska
Silver:	Renate Stecher
Bronze:	Andrea Lynch
Gold Nation:	POL
Silver Nation:	GDR
Bronze Nation:	GBR
Previous:	1971
Next:	1978

The women's 100 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2 and 3 September 1974.^[1]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

2 September

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.54
2	align=left	align=left	11.76
3	align=left	align=left	11.81
4	align=left	align=left	11.95
5	align=left	align=left	11.95
6	align=left	align=left	12.03
		Wind: -0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.39
2	align=left	align=left	11.54
3	align=left	align=left	11.63
4	align=left	align=left	11.75
5	align=left	align=left	12.08
6	align=left	align=left	12.40
		Wind: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.31	,
2	align=left	align=left	11.56
3	align=left	align=left	11.67
4	align=left	align=left	12.22
5	align=left	align=left	12.98
		Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.39
2	align=left	align=left	11.41
3	align=left	align=left	11.58
4	align=left	align=left	11.79
5	align=left	align=left	11.92
6	align=left	align=left	12.01
		Wind: -0.8 m/s

3 September

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.34
2	align=left	align=left	11.34
3	align=left	align=left	11.38
4	align=left	align=left	11.48
5	align=left	align=left	11.53
6	align=left	align=left	11.59
7	align=left	align=left	11.75
8	align=left	align=left	11.90
		Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
1	align=left	align=left	11.15	,,
2	align=left	align=left	11.35
3	align=left	align=left	11.43
4	align=left	align=left	11.46
5	align=left	align=left	11.49
6	align=left	align=left	11.65
7	align=left	align=left	11.70
8	align=left	align=left	11.72
		Wind: -1.3 m/s

3 September