Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 2.Results
Heats
The fastest four runners in each of the seven heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Quarterfinals
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.Semifinal 2
Final
= 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.
