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. 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.

Semifinals
Top four in each heat advanced to the final round.

Final
Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish