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

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.

Results

First round

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

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Marilyn White		11.2
2	Daphne Arden		11.5
3	Renāte Lāce		11.6
4	Dianne Bowering-Burge		11.8
5	Rose Hart		11.9
6	Erzsébet Bartos		11.9
7	Mona Sulaiman		12.0
—	Jean Mitchell

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Edith McGuire		11.4
2	Barbara Sobotta		11.8
3	Christiane Cadic		12.0
4	Renate Meyer		12.0
5	Inge Aigner		12.0
6	Marcela Daniel		12.6
7	Simin Safamehr		13.2

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ewa Kłobukowska		Unknown
2	Margit Nemesházi		11.7
3	Daniele Gueneau		12.0
4	Avis McIntosh		12.0
5	Ulla-Britt Wieslander		12.0
6	Louise Sydranski		12.1
—	Erika Pollmann

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Dorothy Hyman		11.6
2	Doreen Porter		11.7
3	Galina Popova		11.8
4	Clarice Ahanotu		11.9
5	Irene Muyanga		12.0
6	Johanna Bijleveld		12.3
7	Delceita Oakley		12.3

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Wyomia Tyus		11.3
2	Halina Gorecka		11.5
3	Irene Piotrowski		11.5
4	Margaret Burvill		11.6
5	Carmen Smith		11.7
6	Esperanza Girón		12.2
7	Kusolwan Sorut		12.6
8	Christiana Boateng		12.9

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Marilyn Black		11.5
2	Miguelina Cobián		11.6
3	Eva Lehocká		11.8
4	Galina Gayda		11.9
5	Heilwig Jacob		11.9
6	Madeleine Cobb		12.0
7	Margarita Formeiro		12.2
8	Song Yang-ja		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 result of the Official Olympic report, Avis McIntosh, of New Zealand, was mentioned as a Dutch athlete which seems an obvious typo.
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	Danielle Guéneau		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	Eva Lehocká		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	Eva Lehocká		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
	Wyomia Tyus		11.4
	Edith McGuire		11.6
	Ewa Kłobukowska		11.6
4	Marilyn White		11.6
5	Miguelina Cobián		11.7
6	Marilyn Black		11.7
7	Halina Górecka		11.8
8	Dorothy Hyman		11.9

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