Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 and 6 September 1957. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Vera Krepkina   Soviet Union	Galina Popova   Soviet Union	Giuseppina Leone   Italy

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Galina Popova	Soviet Union	12.2	Q
2	1	Inge Fuhrmann	West Germany	12.3	Q
3	1	Franca Peggion	Italy	13.0
4	1	Hannelore Poetscher	Brazil	13.4
4	1	Bonner	Great Britain	13.4
1	2	Vera Krepkina	Soviet Union	12.2	Q [3]
2	2	Giuseppina Leone	Italy	12.5	Q
3	2	Christiane Voß	West Germany	12.5
4	2	Hélène Joye	Belgium	13.8
	2	Margaret Francis	Great Britain	DNS
1	3	Mariya Itkina	Soviet Union	12.2	Q [4]
2	3	Helen Mason	Great Britain	12.8	Q
3	3	Maria Kusion-Bibro	Poland	12.9
4	3	Alessandra Taffi	Italy	13.6

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Vera Krepkina	Soviet Union	11.8
	1	Galina Popova	Soviet Union	11.8
	6	Giuseppina Leone	Italy	11.9
4	4	Mariya Itkina	Soviet Union	12.1
5	2	Inge Fuhrmann	West Germany	12.3
6	5	Helen Mason	Great Britain	12.4

References

1. García, Gerardo. "Los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). October 1957: 15–19. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. L'Athletisme (September 1957, p4)
3. García, Gerardo (6 September 1957). "Ayer, primera jornada de atletismo, en los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
4. "Heartening day for Britain". The Manchester Guardian. 6 September 1957. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2021.