| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Cuthbert |  AUS |
| 2 | Marlene Mathews | AUS |
| 3 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | AUS |
| 4 | Eleanor Haslam |  CAN |
| 5 | Diane Matheson | CAN |
| 6 | Maureen Rever | CAN |
| 7 | Catherine Capdevielle |  FRA |
| 8 | Micheline Fluchot | FRA |
| 9 | Heather Armitage |  GBR |
| 10 | June Paul | GBR |
| 11 | Anne Pashley | GBR |
| 12 | Inge Fuhrmann |  GER |
| 13 | Gisela Köhler | GER |
| 14 | Christa Stubnick | GER |
| 15 | Claudette Masdammer |  GUY |
| 16 | Mary Rao |  IND |
| 17 | Maeve Kyle |  IRL |
| 18 | Giuseppina Leone |  ITA |
| 19 | Maria Musso | ITA |
| 20 | Franca Peggion | ITA |
| 21 | Annie Choong |  MAL |
| 22 | Margaret Stuart |  NZL |
| 23 | Maria Kusion |  POL |
| 24 | Barbara Lerczak | POL |
| 25 | Halina Richter | POL |
| 26 | Elaine Winter |  RSA |
| 27 | Janet Jesudason |  SGP |
| 28 | Mary Klass | SGP |
| 29 | Vera Krepkina |  URS |
| 30 | Galina Popova | URS |
| 31 | Galina Rezchikova | URS |
| 32 | Isabelle Daniels |  USA |
| 33 | Mae Faggs | USA |
| 34 | Lucinda Williams | USA |
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berta Díaz |  CUB |
| 2 | Manolita Cinco |  PHI |
| 3 | Francisca Sañopal | PHI |
