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1976 Olympic Games Montreal - Women's 100 m

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Category: 1976 Olympic Games Montreal - (Athletics)
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Host City: Montréal, Canada Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Date Started: July 24, 1976 Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Date Finished: July 25, 1976 Format: Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
(Competitors: 39; Countries: 22; Finalists: 8)  
    Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
Overview by IAAF   1976_olympic_stadium.jpg 
Stecher was favourite, although her seasonal best was slower than that of her West German counterparts – Helten, who had run a world record 11.04, and Richter, author of a 10.8 run a month before Montreal. Richter was the fastest heat winner, running 11.19 ahead of Stecher (11.21), and the West German then ran a startling 11.05, second fastest ever, with Helten (11.20) and Stecher (11.22) the next fastest quarterfinal winners. The next day Richter went one better, powering to a 2m win over the smooth running US teenager Ashford in a world record of 11.01. Stecher won the other semi-final in 11.10 ahead of Helten (11.18) and Boyle (11.22), the Australian becoming the first woman to reach three Olympic 100m finals. The big three were level until 50m in the final, when Richter pulled away to win by half a metre from the defending champion, with Helten a further half-metre behind. Boyle finished fastest of all in the last 15m to take fourth for the second time, just edging Ashford.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
Only a few months before the Olympics, Inge Helten (FRG) broke the world record with 11.04 at a meet in Fürth. But the favorite was the defending champion Renate Stecher of East Germany. Also back was the silver medalist from 1968, Raelene Boyle, who had won the Commonwealth Games title in both 1970 and 1974. In the semi-finals, Helten’s teammate, Annegret Richter, broke the world record, posting an 11.01. The final was expected to be very close between the four favorites and form held. Richter pulled away in the last 50 metres to defeat Stecher, with Helten winning the bronze, and Boyle finishing fourth.
 

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Inge Helten (FRG) 11.04 Fürth, West Germany June 13, 1976
Olympic record  Renate Stecher (GDR) 11.07 Munich, East Germany 2 September 1972
 
        Results        
 
100 m Women     Final 25 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.08 0   Annegret Richter West Germany FRG 13 Oct 50  
2 11.13 0   Renate Stecher East Germany GDR 12 May 50  
3 11.17 0   Inge Helten West Germany FRG 31 Dec 50  
4 11.23 0   Raelene Boyle Australia AUS 24 Jun 51  
5 11.24 0   Evelyn Ashford United States USA 15 Apr 57  
6 11.31 0   Chandra Cheeseborough United States USA 10 Jan 59  
7 11.32 0   Andrea Lynch Great Britain GBR 24 Nov 52  
8 11.34 0   Marlies Göhr East Germany GDR 21 Mar 58  
100 m Women     Semifinal 1 25 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.01 0.6   Annegret Richter West Germany FRG 13 Oct 50 WR
2 11.21 0.6   Evelyn Ashford United States USA 15 Apr 57  
3 11.26 0.6   Chandra Cheeseborough United States USA 10 Jan 59  
4 11.29 0.6   Marlies Göhr East Germany GDR 21 Mar 58  
5 11.32 0.6   Rose Allwood Jamaica JAM 21 Nov 52  
6 11.39 0.6   Vera Anisimova Soviet Union URS 25 May 52  
7 11.43 0.6   Silvia Chivás Cuba CUB 10 Sep 54  
8 11.47 0.6   Marjorie Bailey Canada CAN 21 Nov 47  
100 m Women     Semifinal 2 25 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.10 1.1   Renate Stecher East Germany GDR 12 May 50  
2 11.18 1.1   Inge Helten West Germany FRG 31 Dec 50  
3 11.22 1.1   Raelene Boyle Australia AUS 24 Jun 51  
4 11.28 1.1   Andrea Lynch Great Britain GBR 24 Nov 52  
5 11.34 1.1   Lyudmila Maslakova Soviet Union URS 26 Jul 52  
6 11.38 1.1   Brenda Morehead United States USA 5 Oct 57  
7 11.40 1.1   Patty Loverock Canada CAN 21 Feb 53  
8 11.41 1.1   Linda Haglund Sweden SWE 15 Jun 56  
100 m Women     Heat 1 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.05 1.1   Annegret Richter West Germany FRG 13 Oct 50  
2 11.27 1.1   Marlies Göhr East Germany GDR 21 Mar 58  
3 11.34 1.1   Rose Allwood Jamaica JAM 21 Nov 52  
4 11.50 1.1   Patty Loverock Canada CAN 21 Feb 53  
5 11.63 1.1   Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Soviet Union URS 27 Dec 50  
6 11.64 1.1   Sylviane Telliez France FRA 30 Oct 42  
7 11.77 1.1   Esmeralda Garcia Brazil BRA 16 Feb 59  
  DNS 1.1   Debbie Jones Bermuda BER 4 Jun 59  
100 m Women     Heat 2 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.20 0.2   Inge Helten West Germany FRG 31 Dec 50  
2 11.36 0.2   Chandra Cheeseborough United States USA 10 Jan 59  
3 11.36 0.2   Andrea Lynch Great Britain GBR 24 Nov 52  
4 11.48 0.2   Linda Haglund Sweden SWE 15 Jun 56  
5 11.52 0.2   Carmen Laura Valdés Cuba CUB 23 Nov 54  
6 11.56 0.2   Denise Boyd Australia AUS 15 Dec 52  
7 11.75 0.2   Carol Cummings Jamaica JAM 15 Nov 48  
8 11.81 0.2   Susan Jowett New Zealand NZL 14 Sep 56  
100 m Women     Heat 3 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.28 0   Evelyn Ashford United States USA 15 Apr 57  
2 11.29 0   Raelene Boyle Australia AUS 24 Jun 51  
3 11.37 0   Lyudmila Maslakova Soviet Union URS 26 Jul 52  
4 11.42 0   Silvia Chivás Cuba CUB 10 Sep 54  
5 11.51 0   Sharon Colyear Great Britain GBR 22 Apr 55  
6 11.58 0   Elvira Poßekel West Germany FRG 11 Apr 53  
7 11.71 0   Lea Alaerts Belgium BEL 6 Apr 54  
8 11.96 0   Margaret Howe Canada CAN 10 May 58  
100 m Women     Heat 4 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.22 0   Renate Stecher East Germany GDR 12 May 50  
2 11.30 0   Brenda Morehead United States USA 5 Oct 57  
3 11.44 0   Marjorie Bailey Canada CAN 21 Nov 47  
4 11.47 0   Vera Anisimova Soviet Union URS 25 May 52  
5 11.51 0   Debbie Wells Australia AUS 29 May 61  
6 11.58 0   Leleith Hodges Jamaica JAM 22 Jun 53  
7 11.72 0   Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Finland FIN 21 Jun 51  
8 11.92 0   Isabel Taylor Cuba CUB 11 Dec 57  
100 m Women     Heat 1 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.26 0.4   Inge Helten West Germany FRG 31 Dec 50  
2 11.30 0.4   Lyudmila Maslakova Soviet Union URS 26 Jul 52  
3 11.35 0.4   Rose Allwood Jamaica JAM 21 Nov 52  
4 11.46 0.4   Marjorie Bailey Canada CAN 21 Nov 47  
5 11.47 0.4   Sharon Colyear Great Britain GBR 22 Apr 55  
6 11.69 0.4   Carol Cummings Jamaica JAM 15 Nov 48  
7 12.02 0.4   Lorna Forde Barbados BAR 24 Jun 52  
100 m Women     Heat 2 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.35 0.2   Brenda Morehead United States USA 5 Oct 57  
2 11.47 0.2   Patty Loverock Canada CAN 21 Feb 53  
3 11.54 0.2   Leleith Hodges Jamaica JAM 22 Jun 53  
4 11.80 0.2   Esmeralda Garcia Brazil BRA 16 Feb 59  
5 11.84 0.2   Debbie Jones Bermuda BER 4 Jun 59  
6 13.51 0.2   Rita Hendricks United States Virgin Islands ISV 31 Jan 56  
100 m Women     Heat 3 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.39 0   Raelene Boyle Australia AUS 24 Jun 51  
2 11.40 0   Linda Haglund Sweden SWE 15 Jun 56  
3 11.70 0   Susan Jowett New Zealand NZL 14 Sep 56  
4 11.73 0   Isabel Taylor Cuba CUB 11 Dec 57  
5 11.83 0   Margaret Howe Canada CAN 10 May 58  
6 12.26 0   Shonel Ferguson Bahamas BAH 6 Nov 57  
100 m Women     Heat 4 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.28 0   Chandra Cheeseborough United States USA 10 Jan 59  
2 11.37 0   Vera Anisimova Soviet Union URS 25 May 52  
3 11.43 0   Silvia Chivás Cuba CUB 10 Sep 54  
4 11.48 0   Elvira Poßekel West Germany FRG 11 Apr 53  
5 11.50 0   Denise Boyd Australia AUS 15 Dec 52  
6 11.70 0   Martina Blos East Germany GDR 17 Jun 57  
7 11.98 0   Carolina Rieuwpassa Indonesia INA 7 Feb 49  
100 m Women     Heat 5 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.36 0.4   Marlies Göhr East Germany GDR 21 Mar 58  
2 11.40 0.4   Andrea Lynch Great Britain GBR 24 Nov 52  
3 11.47 0.4   Sylviane Telliez France FRA 30 Oct 42  
4 11.52 0.4   Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Soviet Union URS 27 Dec 50  
5 11.63 0.4   Lea Alaerts Belgium BEL 6 Apr 54  
6 12.12 0.4   Divina Estrella Dominican Republic DOM 20 Oct 56  
100 m Women     Heat 6 24 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.19 0.5   Annegret Richter West Germany FRG 13 Oct 50  
2 11.21 0.5   Renate Stecher East Germany GDR 12 May 50  
3 11.25 0.5   Evelyn Ashford United States USA 15 Apr 57  
4 11.47 0.5   Debbie Wells Australia AUS 29 May 61  
5 11.47 0.5   Carmen Laura Valdés Cuba CUB 23 Nov 54  
6 11.62 0.5   Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Finland FIN 21 Jun 51  
7 13.11 0.5   Antoinette Gauthier Haiti HAI 8 Mar 55  
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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