Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on the 4 & 8 of September. This was the first time this distance for women was held at the Olympics; the previous distance of 80 metres were discontinued after the 1968 Games. If the Olympics were held two years earlier, in 1970, the hands-down favorite would have been Cheng Chi of the Republic of China who set several world records in that year. No one was the clear favorite coming into these games. Pam Kilborn and Karin Balzer were back for their third Olympic games.Heats
The top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round.Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time |
| 1 | Karin Balzer | | 7 | 13.10 |
| 2 | Patty Johnson | | 3 | 13.28 |
| 3 | Jacqueline André | | 2 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Heidi Schüller | | 6 | 13.50 |
| 5 | Ann Wilson | | 1 | 13.53 |
| 6 | Gunhild Olsson | | 5 | 14.37 |
| 7 | Emilie Edet | | 4 | 14.67 |
Semifinals
Top four in each heat advanced to the final round.Heat one
Heat two
Final
Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish
