The women's 100 metres was the shortest of the four women's track races in the

Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 particip ...

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. 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

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Second round

The top four runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

^† In the Second Round results as per the Official Olympic report, Avis McIntosh, of New Zealand, was erroneously mentioned as a Dutch athlete.

Quarterfinal 2

Quarterfinal 3

Quarterfinal 4

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

References

* Official Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics 100 metres at the Olympics 1964 in women's athletics Women's events at the 1964 Summer Olympics