Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
Women's 80 metres hurdles at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | August 31(heats and semifinals) September 1 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 10.9 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 80 metres hurdles hurdling event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1.[1]
Results
Heats
The top two runners in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Irina Press | ![]() | 10.91 | OR |
2 | Carole Quinton | ![]() | 11.07 | |
3 | Draga Stamejčič | ![]() | 11.47 | |
4 | Ulla-Britt Wieslander | ![]() | 11.60 | |
5 | Irene Robertson | ![]() | 11.69 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mary Bignal-Rand | ![]() | 11.40 | |
2 | Norma Thrower | ![]() | 11.54 | |
3 | Snezhana Kerkova | ![]() | 11.73 | |
4 | Wanda dos Santos | ![]() | 11.84 | |
5 | Bertha Díaz | ![]() | 11.84 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rimma Koshelyova | ![]() | 11.26 | |
2 | Denise Laborie-Guénard | ![]() | 11.37 | |
3 | Alena Stolzová | ![]() | 11.59 | |
4 | Jo Ann Terry-Grissom | ![]() | 11.59 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Gisela Birkemeyer | ![]() | 11.31 | |
2 | Barbara Sosgórnik | ![]() | 11.56 | |
3 | Pat Nutting | ![]() | 11.65 | |
4 | Sally McCallum | ![]() | 11.90 | |
5 | Friedl Murauer | ![]() | 12.08 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Karin Balzer | ![]() | 11.40 | |
2 | Teresa Ciepły | ![]() | 11.46 | |
3 | Simone Brièrre | ![]() | 11.75 | |
4 | Gloria Cooke-Wigney | ![]() | 11.89 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Zenta Gastl-Kopp | ![]() | 11.10 | |
2 | Galina Bystrova | ![]() | 11.26 | |
3 | Letizia Bertoni | ![]() | 11.54 | |
4 | Shirley Crowder | ![]() | 12.43 | |
5 | Chi Cheng | ![]() | 12.71 |
Semifinal
The top three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Galina Bystrova | ![]() | 11.16 | |
2 | Mary Bignal-Rand | ![]() | 11.16 | |
3 | Rimma Koshelyova | ![]() | 11.22 | |
4 | Karin Balzer | ![]() | 11.27 | |
5 | Norma Thrower | ![]() | 11.44 | |
6 | Barbara Sosgórnik | ![]() | 11.46 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Irina Press | ![]() | 10.77 | OR |
2 | Gisela Birkemeyer | ![]() | 11.01 | |
3 | Carole Quinton | ![]() | 11.07 | |
4 | Zenta Gastl-Kopp | ![]() | 11.09 | |
5 | Teresa Ciepły | ![]() | 11.40 | |
6 | Denise Laborie-Guénard | ![]() | 11.51 |
Final
Wind = 0.0 m/s.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Irina Press | ![]() | 10.93 | |
![]() | Carole Quinton | ![]() | 10.99 | |
![]() | Gisela Birkemeyer | ![]() | 11.13 | |
4 | Mary Bignal-Rand | ![]() | 11.22 | |
5 | Galina Bystrova | ![]() | 11.26 | |
6 | Rimma Koshelyova | ![]() | 11.28 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
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References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.