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.

Heats
The fastest four runners in each of the seven heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Quarterfinals
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Final
Wind = 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.