Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 4 September 1959. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nelli Yelisayeva   Soviet Union	Snezhana Kerkova   Bulgaria	Elżbieta Krzesińska   Poland

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Nelli Yelisayeva	Soviet Union	11.3	Q
2	1	Elżbieta Krzesińska	Poland	11.6	Q
3	1	Fausta Galluzzi	Italy	11.7	Q
4	1	Gertrude Fries	Austria	12.0
	1	Eva-Maria Hatheysen	West Germany	DQ
1	2	Snezhana Kerkova	Bulgaria	11.5	Q
2	2	Ilsabe Heider	West Germany	11.8	Q
3	2	Maria Ciastowska	Poland	12.0	Q
4	2	Janet Simpson	Great Britain	24.6

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nelli Yelisayeva	Soviet Union	11.1
	Snezhana Kerkova	Bulgaria	11.4
	Elżbieta Krzesińska	Poland	11.5
4	Maria Ciastowska	Poland	11.6
4	Ilsabe Heider	West Germany	11.6
6	Fausta Galluzzi	Italy	12.2

References

1. "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 9. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. Results at Tilastopaja
3. "Risultati di stamane" (in Italian). La Stampa. 5 September 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
4. García, Gerardo (5 September 1959). "Una gran finale de finales en atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2021.