Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres explained

Event:Women's 100 metres
Games:1964 Summer
Venue:Olympic Stadium
Dates:15–16 October
Competitors:45
Nations:27
Win Value:11.4
Longnames:yes
Gold:Wyomia Tyus
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Edith McGuire
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Ewa Kłobukowska
Bronzenoc:POL
Prev:1960
Next:1968

The women's 100 metres was the shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October and 16 October 1964. 45 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first round. The first two rounds were held on 15 October, with the semifinals and the final on 16 October.[1]

Results

First round

The top five runners in each of the 6 heats advanced.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 11.2
2 11.5
3 11.6
4 11.8
5 11.9
6 11.9
7 12.0
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Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 11.4
2 11.8
3 12.0
4 12.0
5 12.0
6 12.6
7 13.2

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Unknown
2 11.7
3 12.0
4 12.0
5 12.0
6 12.1
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Heat 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 11.6
2 11.7
3 11.8
4 11.9
5 12.0
6 12.3
7 12.3

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 11.3
2 11.5
3 11.5
4 11.6
5 11.7
6 12.2
7 12.6
8 12.9

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 11.5
2 11.6
3 11.8
4 11.9
5 11.9
6 12.0
7 12.2
8 12.7

Second round

The top four runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Wyomia Tyus 11.2 ,,
2 Dorothy Hyman 11.5
3 Galina Popova 11.5
4 Irene Piotrowski 11.6
5 Barbara Sobotta 11.8
6 Avis McIntosh 12.0
7 Irene Muyanga 12.2
In the Second Round results as per the Official Olympic report,[2] Avis McIntosh, of New Zealand, was erroneously mentioned as a Dutch athlete.

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Marilyn Black 11.4
2 Marilyn White 11.5
3 Renāte Lāce 11.6
4 Carmen L. Smith 11.7
5 Heilwig Jacob 11.7
6 11.8
7 Clarice Ahanotu 11.8
8 Ulla-Britt Wieslander 11.9

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Edith McGuire 11.4
2 Halina Gorecka 11.5
3 Miguelina Cobián 11.5
4 Marko Nemeshazi 11.5
5 Dianne Marie Bowering 11.7
6 Rose Hart 11.9
7 Inge Aigner 12.0
8 Renate Meyer 12.1

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ewa Kłobukowska 11.4
2 Daphne Arden 11.5
3 11.6
4 Margaret Burvill 11.7
5 Doreen Porter 11.8
6 Christiane Cadic 12.0
7 Galina Gaida 12.0

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Miguelina Cobián 11.6
2 Marilyn Black 11.6
3 Edith McGuire 11.6
4 Halina Gorecka 11.7
5 Galina Popova 11.8
6 Daphne Arden 11.8
7 11.9
8 Carmen L. Smith 11.9

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Wyomia Tyus 11.3
2 Ewa Kłobukowska 11.4
3 Marilyn White 11.5
4 Dorothy Hyman 11.6
5 Irene Piotrowski 11.7
6 Renāte Lāce 11.7
7 Marko Nemeshazi 11.7
8 Margaret Burvill 11.8

Final

Rank Athlete Nation Time
11.4
11.6
11.6
4 11.6
5 11.7
6 11.7
7 11.8
8 11.9

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 100 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/womens-100-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 June 2017 . Sports Reference.
  2. Book: THE GAMES OF THE XVIII OLYMPIAD TOKYO 1964 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. 1964. the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. 89. 13 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929073531/http://olympic-museum.de/o-reports/report1964.htm. 29 September 2015.