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80 metres Hurdles, Women

Date	18 – 19 October 1964
Status	Olympic
Location	Kokuritsu Kyogijo, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Participants	27 from 19 countries

At the 1962 European Championships, Poland’s Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek won narrowly over East German Karin Balzer. But it would be a long time before Balzer lost an international. In 1966, 1969, and 1971 she won the Europeans. And in 1964 at Tokyo, she won the high hurdles gold medal in possibly the closest finish ever for the medals. Balzer won in a windy 10.54, with Ciepły-Wieczorek timed in 10.55, and Australia’s Pam Kilborn, Commonwealth Champion in 1962 and 1966, third in 10.56. The defending champion, Irina Press, placed fourth.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	78	Karin Balzer	GER	10.7 (1 h1)	10.6 (1 h2)	10.5 (1)	Gold
2	169	Teresa Ciepły	POL	10.7 (3 h4)	10.7 (2 h1)	10.5 (2)	Silver
3	14	Pam Kilborn	AUS	10.7 (2 h3)	10.6 (1 h1)	10.5 (3)	Bronze
4	201	Irina Press	URS	10.7 (1 h2)	10.8 (3 h1)	10.6 (4)
5	239	Ikuko Yoda	JPN	10.7 (2 h4)	10.7 (2 h2)	10.7 (5)
6	170	Maria Piątkowska	POL	10.6 (1 h3)	10.7 (4 h2)	10.7 (6)
7	237	Draga Stamejčič	YUG	10.8 (4 h4)	10.7 (3 h2)	10.8 (7)
8	223	Rosie Bonds	USA	10.6 (1 h4)	10.8 (4 h1)	10.8 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	149	Avis McIntosh	NZL	10.8 (3 h2)	10.9 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	58	Patricia Anne Pryce	GBR	10.8 (2 h2)	10.7 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	203	Tatyana Talysheva	URS	10.9 (3 h3)	10.9 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	202	Galina Bystrova	URS	10.9 (2 h1)	10.8 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	79	Gundula Diel	GER	10.9 (4 h2)	11.0 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	224	Lacey O'Neal	USA	10.9 (4 h3)	10.9 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	23	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	11.5 (4 h1)	11.4 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	99	Rose Hart	GHA	11.3 (3 h1)	11.1 (8 h2)	–
5 h1 r1/3	156	Lorraine Dunn	PAN	11.5 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	225	Cherrie Sherrard	USA	11.0 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	122	Carmen Smith	JAM	11.8 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	30	Jenny Wingerson	CAN	11.1 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	46	Marlène Canguio	FRA	11.0 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	189	Yeh Chu-Mei	TPE	12.1 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	19	Inge Aigner	AUT	11.2 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	190	Chi Cheng	TPE	11.1 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h4 r1/3	192	Mary Musani	UGA	12.9 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h2 r1/3	39	Sirkka Norrlund	FIN	11.2 (8 h2)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	29	Amy Snider	CAN	– (DQ h1)	–	–
DNS	47	Denise Guénard	FRA	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	59	Mary Rand	GBR	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	80	Zenta Kopp	GER	– (DNS h3)	–	–
DNS	146	Lia Hinten	NED	– (DNS h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	18 October 1964 — 14:50
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	223	Rosie Bonds	USA	10.64	10.6	Q
2	170	Maria Piątkowska	POL	10.67	10.6	Q
=3	78	Karin Balzer	GER	10.71	10.7	Q
=3	239	Ikuko Yoda	JPN	10.71	10.7	Q
5	169	Teresa Ciepły	POL	10.73	10.7	Q
6	201	Irina Press	URS	10.77	10.7	Q
7	14	Pam Kilborn	AUS	10.79	10.7	Q
8	58	Patricia Anne Pryce	GBR	10.82	10.8	Q
=9	149	Avis McIntosh	NZL	10.84	10.8	Q
=9	237	Draga Stamejčič	YUG	10.84	10.8	Q
11	203	Tatyana Talysheva	URS	10.92	10.9	Q
12	224	Lacey O'Neal	USA	10.93	10.9	Q
13	79	Gundula Diel	GER	10.94	10.9	Q
14	202	Galina Bystrova	URS	10.96	10.9	Q
15	225	Cherrie Sherrard	USA	11.00	11.0
16	46	Marlène Canguio	FRA	11.09	11.0
17	30	Jenny Wingerson	CAN	11.16	11.1
18	190	Chi Cheng	TPE	11.18	11.1
19	39	Sirkka Norrlund	FIN	11.23	11.2
20	19	Inge Aigner	AUT	11.27	11.2
21	99	Rose Hart	GHA	11.34	11.3	Q
22	23	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	11.50	11.5	Q
23	156	Lorraine Dunn	PAN	11.53	11.5
24	122	Carmen Smith	JAM	11.8	–
25	189	Yeh Chu-Mei	TPE	12.1	–
26	192	Mary Musani	UGA	12.9	–
DQ	29	Amy Snider	CAN	–	–
DNS	146	Lia Hinten	NED	–	–
DNS	59	Mary Rand	GBR	–	–
DNS	80	Zenta Kopp	GER	–	–
DNS	47	Denise Guénard	FRA	–	–

Heat #1

Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	78	Karin Balzer	GER	10.7	10.71	Q
2	202	Galina Bystrova	URS	10.9	10.96	Q
3	99	Rose Hart	GHA	11.3	11.34	Q
4	23	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	11.5	11.50	Q
5	156	Lorraine Dunn	PAN	11.5	11.53
DQ	29	Amy Snider	CAN	–	–
DNS	146	Lia Hinten	NED	–	–

Heat #2

Wind	2.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	201	Irina Press	URS	10.7	10.77	Q
2	58	Patricia Anne Pryce	GBR	10.8	10.82	Q
3	149	Avis McIntosh	NZL	10.8	10.84	Q
4	79	Gundula Diel	GER	10.9	10.94	Q
5	225	Cherrie Sherrard	USA	11.0	11.00
6	46	Marlène Canguio	FRA	11.0	11.09
7	190	Chi Cheng	TPE	11.1	11.18
8	39	Sirkka Norrlund	FIN	11.2	11.23

Heat #3

Wind	6.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	170	Maria Piątkowska	POL	10.6	10.67	Q
2	14	Pam Kilborn	AUS	10.7	10.79	Q
3	203	Tatyana Talysheva	URS	10.9	10.92	Q
4	224	Lacey O'Neal	USA	10.9	10.93	Q
5	122	Carmen Smith	JAM	11.8	–
6	189	Yeh Chu-Mei	TPE	12.1	–
DNS	59	Mary Rand	GBR	–	–
DNS	80	Zenta Kopp	GER	–	–

Heat #4

Wind	4.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	223	Rosie Bonds	USA	10.6	10.64	Q
2	239	Ikuko Yoda	JPN	10.7	10.71	Q
3	169	Teresa Ciepły	POL	10.7	10.73	Q
4	237	Draga Stamejčič	YUG	10.8	10.84	Q
5	30	Jenny Wingerson	CAN	11.1	11.16
6	19	Inge Aigner	AUT	11.2	11.27
7	192	Mary Musani	UGA	12.9	–
DNS	47	Denise Guénard	FRA	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	19 October 1964 — 14:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Time (hand)
1	78	Karin Balzer	GER	10.65	10.6	Q=OR
2	14	Pam Kilborn	AUS	10.69	10.6	Q=OR
3	239	Ikuko Yoda	JPN	10.72	10.7	Q
4	237	Draga Stamejčič	YUG	10.73	10.7	Q
5	170	Maria Piątkowska	POL	10.75	10.7	Q
6	58	Patricia Anne Pryce	GBR	10.75	10.7
7	169	Teresa Ciepły	POL	10.77	10.7	Q
8	201	Irina Press	URS	10.85	10.8	Q
9	223	Rosie Bonds	USA	10.87	10.8	Q
10	202	Galina Bystrova	URS	10.89	10.8
11	149	Avis McIntosh	NZL	10.90	10.9
12	203	Tatyana Talysheva	URS	10.98	10.9
13	224	Lacey O'Neal	USA	10.99	10.9
14	79	Gundula Diel	GER	11.05	11.0
15	99	Rose Hart	GHA	11.16	11.1
16	23	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	11.41	11.4

Heat #1

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	14	Pam Kilborn	AUS	10.6	10.69	Q=OR
2	169	Teresa Ciepły	POL	10.7	10.77	Q
3	201	Irina Press	URS	10.8	10.85	Q
4	223	Rosie Bonds	USA	10.8	10.87	Q
5	149	Avis McIntosh	NZL	10.9	10.90
6	203	Tatyana Talysheva	URS	10.9	10.98
7	79	Gundula Diel	GER	11.0	11.05
8	23	Snezhana Kerkova	BUL	11.4	11.41

Heat #2

Wind	1.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	78	Karin Balzer	GER	10.6	10.65	Q=OR
2	239	Ikuko Yoda	JPN	10.7	10.72	Q
3	237	Draga Stamejčič	YUG	10.7	10.73	Q
4	170	Maria Piątkowska	POL	10.7	10.75	Q
5	58	Patricia Anne Pryce	GBR	10.7	10.75
6	202	Galina Bystrova	URS	10.8	10.89
7	224	Lacey O'Neal	USA	10.9	10.99
8	99	Rose Hart	GHA	11.1	11.16

Final Round

Date	19 October 1964 — 15:20
Wind	2.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	78	Karin Balzer	GER	10.5	10.54
2	169	Teresa Ciepły	POL	10.5	10.55
3	14	Pam Kilborn	AUS	10.5	10.56
4	201	Irina Press	URS	10.6	10.62
5	239	Ikuko Yoda	JPN	10.7	10.72
6	170	Maria Piątkowska	POL	10.7	10.76
7	237	Draga Stamejčič	YUG	10.8	10.86
8	223	Rosie Bonds	USA	10.8	10.88