Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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Women's 80 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesAugust 31(heats and semifinals)
September 1 (final)
Competitors36 from 21 nations
Winning time10.9
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Irina Press
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Carole Quinton
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Gisela Birkemeyer
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
  1956
1964  

The women's 80 metres hurdles hurdling event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1. [1]

Results

Heats

The top two runners in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Irina Press Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.91OR
2 Carole Quinton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.07
3 Draga Stamejčič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 11.47
4 Ulla-Britt Wieslander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.60
5 Irene Robertson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.69

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Mary Bignal-Rand Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.40
2 Norma Thrower Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.54
3 Snezhana Kerkova Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 11.73
4 Wanda dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 11.84
5 Bertha Díaz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11.84

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Rimma Koshelyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.26
2 Denise Laborie-Guénard Flag of France.svg  France 11.37
3 Alena Stolzová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 11.59
4 Jo Ann Terry-Grissom Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.59

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gisela Birkemeyer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.31
2 Barbara Sosgórnik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 11.56
3 Pat Nutting Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.65
4 Sally McCallum Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 11.90
5 Friedl Murauer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.08

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Karin Balzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.40
2 Teresa Ciepły Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 11.46
3 Simone Brièrre Flag of France.svg  France 11.75
4 Gloria Cooke-Wigney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.89

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Zenta Gastl-Kopp Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.10
2 Galina Bystrova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.26
3 Letizia Bertoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.54
4 Shirley Crowder Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.43
5 Chi Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Formosa 12.71

Semifinal

The top three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Galina Bystrova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.16
2 Mary Bignal-Rand Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.16
3 Rimma Koshelyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.22
4 Karin Balzer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.27
5 Norma Thrower Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.44
6 Barbara Sosgórnik Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 11.46

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Irina Press Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.77OR
2 Gisela Birkemeyer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.01
3 Carole Quinton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.07
4 Zenta Gastl-Kopp Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.09
5 Teresa Ciepły Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 11.40
6 Denise Laborie-Guénard Flag of France.svg  France 11.51

Final

Wind = 0.0 m/s.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Irina Press Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.93
Silver medal icon.svg Carole Quinton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 10.99
Bronze medal icon.svg Gisela Birkemeyer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 11.13
4 Mary Bignal-Rand Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.22
5 Galina Bystrova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.26
6 Rimma Koshelyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.28

Key: OR = Olympic record

80 m final. Birkemeyer and Press are in the center, Quinton is on the left 80 metres hurdles final 1960 Olympics.jpg
80 m final. Birkemeyer and Press are in the center, Quinton is on the left

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.