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