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100 metres, Women

Date	1 – 2 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Olympiapark, München
Participants	47 from 33 countries

The favorites were Renate Stecher (GDR), who had won the 1971 European Championships, and Raelene Boyle (AUS), who had won the 1970 Commonwealth Games title. Stecher was also a world record holder, having equaled the mark of 11.0 three times since 1970. In the final, Stecher led from the start, pulling away to win by over a metre from Boyle, and broke the auto-timed world record with 11.07. In third, Silvia Chivás won the first individual Olympic medal ever by a Cuban woman.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.31 (1 h4)	11.27 (1 h2)	11.18 (1 h1)	11.07 (1)	Gold	WR
2	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.37 (1 h5)	11.30 (2 h1)	11.32 (1 h2)	11.23 (2)	Silver
3	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.18 (1 h1)	11.22 (1 h1)	11.33 (2 h2)	11.24 (3)	Bronze
4	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.34 (1 h3)	11.27 (1 h4)	11.36 (2 h1)	11.32 (4)
5	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.30 (2 h1)	11.33 (1 h3)	11.39 (3 h2)	11.38 (5)
6	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.54 (2 h3)	11.45 (3 h3)	11.47 (4 h1)	11.41 (6)
7	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.47 (3 h4)	11.38 (3 h1)	11.49 (4 h2)	11.45 (7)
8	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.50 (3 h2)	11.43 (2 h3)	11.43 (3 h1)	12.48 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.32 (1 h6)	11.42 (2 h4)	11.49 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.45 (1 h2)	11.46 (4 h1)	11.49 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.53 (2 h5)	11.46 (3 h4)	11.52 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.33 (2 h6)	11.49 (2 h2)	11.54 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.55 (3 h5)	11.52 (=3 h2)	11.53 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.52 (4 h1)	11.57 (4 h3)	11.64 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r3/4	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.46 (2 h4)	11.52 (=3 h2)	11.58 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r3/4	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.56 (4 h5)	11.46 (4 h4)	11.67 (8 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/4	149	Ellen Strophal	GDR	11.63 (5 h5)	11.48 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	104	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	11.45 (4 h6)	11.72 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	93	Sylviane Telliez	FRA	11.36 (3 h6)	11.64 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	191	Wilma van Gool-van den Berg	NED	11.43 (3 h1)	11.47 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	108	Anita Neil	GBR	11.55 (3 h3)	11.58 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	12	Pam Kilborn-Ryan	AUS	11.73 (5 h3)	11.85 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	390	Mattiline Render	USA	11.60 (5 h1)	11.67 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	43	Ivanka Valkova	BUL	11.49 (2 h2)	11.48 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	215	Cecilia Molinari	ITA	11.61 (4 h3)	11.63 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	182	Hannah Afriyie	GHA	11.90 (4 h4)	12.04 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	5	Marion Hoffman	AUS	11.68 (7 h1)	11.78 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	134	Evelin Kaufer	GDR	11.59 (4 h2)	11.55 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	259	Brenda Matthews	NZL	11.77 (5 h6)	11.87 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	216	Laura Nappi	ITA	12.02 (5 h4)	12.13 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h3 r2/4	336	Galina Bukharina	URS	11.69 (5 h2)	11.81 (8 h3)	–	–
8 h4 r2/4	60	Juana Mosquera	COL	11.64 (6 h1)	11.66 (8 h4)	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	407	Beatrice Lungu	ZAM	12.42 (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	312	Linda Haglund	SWE	11.97 (6 h3)	–	–	–
6 h4 r1/4	205	Carolina Rieuwpassa	INA	12.23 (6 h4)	–	–	–
6 h5 r1/4	78	Tuula Rautanen	FIN	11.89 (6 h5)	–	–	–
6 h6 r1/4	261	María Luisa Vilca	PER	11.85 (6 h6)	–	–	–
7 h2 r1/4	241	Fatima El-Faquir	MAR	12.56 (7 h2)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	26	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	12.16 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	262	Amelita Alanes	PHI	12.37 (7 h4)	–	–	–
7 h5 r1/4	248	Emilia Edet	NGR	12.06 (7 h5)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	22	Claudette Powell	BAH	12.01 (7 h6)	–	–	–
8 h1 r1/4	244	Missie Misomali	MAW	12.78 (8 h1)	–	–	–
8 h2 r1/4	246	Russel Carrero	NCA	13.45 (8 h2)	–	–	–
8 h3 r1/4	1	Irene Fitzner	ARG	12.51 (8 h3)	–	–	–
8 h4 r1/4	237	Meas Kheng	CAM	12.72 (8 h4)	–	–	–
8 h5 r1/4	186	Mireille Joseph	HAI	13.84 (8 h5)	–	–	–
DNS	334	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	– (DNS h6)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	1 September 1972 — 11:00
Format	Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.18	Q
2	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.30	Q
3	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.31	Q
4	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.32	Q
5	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.33	Q
6	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.34	Q
7	93	Sylviane Telliez	FRA	11.36	Q
8	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.37	Q
9	191	Wilma van Gool-van den Berg	NED	11.43	Q
=10	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.45	Q
=10	104	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	11.45	Q
12	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.46	Q
13	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.47	Q
14	43	Ivanka Valkova	BUL	11.49	Q
15	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.50	Q
16	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.52	Q
17	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.53	Q
18	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.54	Q
=19	108	Anita Neil	GBR	11.55	Q
=19	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.55	Q
21	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.56	Q
22	134	Evelin Kaufer	GDR	11.59	Q
23	390	Mattiline Render	USA	11.60	Q
24	215	Cecilia Molinari	ITA	11.61	Q
25	149	Ellen Strophal	GDR	11.63	Q
26	60	Juana Mosquera	COL	11.64	q
27	5	Marion Hoffman	AUS	11.68	q
28	336	Galina Bukharina	URS	11.69	Q
29	12	Pam Kilborn-Ryan	AUS	11.73	Q
30	259	Brenda Matthews	NZL	11.77	Q
31	261	María Luisa Vilca	PER	11.85
32	78	Tuula Rautanen	FIN	11.89
33	182	Hannah Afriyie	GHA	11.90	Q
34	312	Linda Haglund	SWE	11.97
35	22	Claudette Powell	BAH	12.01
36	216	Laura Nappi	ITA	12.02	Q
37	248	Emilia Edet	NGR	12.06
38	26	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	12.16
39	205	Carolina Rieuwpassa	INA	12.23
40	262	Amelita Alanes	PHI	12.37
41	407	Beatrice Lungu	ZAM	12.42
42	1	Irene Fitzner	ARG	12.51
43	241	Fatima El-Faquir	MAR	12.56
44	237	Meas Kheng	CAM	12.72
45	244	Missie Misomali	MAW	12.78
46	246	Russel Carrero	NCA	13.45
47	186	Mireille Joseph	HAI	13.84
DNS	334	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	–

Heat #1

Wind	-0.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.18	Q
2	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.30	Q
3	191	Wilma van Gool-van den Berg	NED	11.43	Q
4	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.52	Q
5	390	Mattiline Render	USA	11.60	Q
6	60	Juana Mosquera	COL	11.64	q
7	5	Marion Hoffman	AUS	11.68	q
8	244	Missie Misomali	MAW	12.78

Heat #2

Wind	-0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.45	Q
2	43	Ivanka Valkova	BUL	11.49	Q
3	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.50	Q
4	134	Evelin Kaufer	GDR	11.59	Q
5	336	Galina Bukharina	URS	11.69	Q
6	407	Beatrice Lungu	ZAM	12.42
7	241	Fatima El-Faquir	MAR	12.56
8	246	Russel Carrero	NCA	13.45

Heat #3

Wind	-0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.34	Q
2	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.54	Q
3	108	Anita Neil	GBR	11.55	Q
4	215	Cecilia Molinari	ITA	11.61	Q
5	12	Pam Kilborn-Ryan	AUS	11.73	Q
6	312	Linda Haglund	SWE	11.97
7	26	Freida Nicholls-Davy	BAR	12.16
8	1	Irene Fitzner	ARG	12.51

Heat #4

Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.31	Q
2	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.46	Q
3	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.47	Q
4	182	Hannah Afriyie	GHA	11.90	Q
5	216	Laura Nappi	ITA	12.02	Q
6	205	Carolina Rieuwpassa	INA	12.23
7	262	Amelita Alanes	PHI	12.37
8	237	Meas Kheng	CAM	12.72

Heat #5

Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.37	Q
2	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.53	Q
3	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.55	Q
4	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.56	Q
5	149	Ellen Strophal	GDR	11.63	Q
6	78	Tuula Rautanen	FIN	11.89
7	248	Emilia Edet	NGR	12.06
8	186	Mireille Joseph	HAI	13.84

Heat #6

Wind	-1.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.32	Q
2	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.33	Q
3	93	Sylviane Telliez	FRA	11.36	Q
4	104	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	11.45	Q
5	259	Brenda Matthews	NZL	11.77	Q
6	261	María Luisa Vilca	PER	11.85
7	22	Claudette Powell	BAH	12.01
DNS	334	Nadezhda Besfamilnaya	URS	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	1 September 1972 — 15:30
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.22	Q
=2	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.27	Q
=2	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.27	Q
4	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.30	Q
5	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.33	Q
6	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.38	Q
7	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.42	Q
8	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.43	Q
9	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.45	Q
=10	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.46	Q
=10	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.46	Q
12	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.46	Q
13	191	Wilma van Gool-van den Berg	NED	11.47
=14	149	Ellen Strophal	GDR	11.48
=14	43	Ivanka Valkova	BUL	11.48
16	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.49	Q
17	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.52	Q
18	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.52	Q
19	134	Evelin Kaufer	GDR	11.55
20	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.57	Q
21	108	Anita Neil	GBR	11.58
22	215	Cecilia Molinari	ITA	11.63
23	93	Sylviane Telliez	FRA	11.64
24	60	Juana Mosquera	COL	11.66
25	390	Mattiline Render	USA	11.67
26	104	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	11.72
27	5	Marion Hoffman	AUS	11.78
28	336	Galina Bukharina	URS	11.81
29	12	Pam Kilborn-Ryan	AUS	11.85
30	259	Brenda Matthews	NZL	11.87
31	182	Hannah Afriyie	GHA	12.04
32	216	Laura Nappi	ITA	12.13

Heat #1

Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.22	Q
2	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.30	Q
3	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.38	Q
4	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.46	Q
5	149	Ellen Strophal	GDR	11.48
6	108	Anita Neil	GBR	11.58
7	215	Cecilia Molinari	ITA	11.63
8	259	Brenda Matthews	NZL	11.87

Heat #2

Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.27	Q
2	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.49	Q
=3	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.52	Q
=3	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.52	Q
5	104	Sonia Lannaman	GBR	11.72
6	12	Pam Kilborn-Ryan	AUS	11.85
7	182	Hannah Afriyie	GHA	12.04
8	216	Laura Nappi	ITA	12.13

Heat #3

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.33	Q
2	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.43	Q
3	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.45	Q
4	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.57	Q
5	93	Sylviane Telliez	FRA	11.64
6	390	Mattiline Render	USA	11.67
7	5	Marion Hoffman	AUS	11.78
8	336	Galina Bukharina	URS	11.81

Heat #4

Wind	-0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.27	Q
2	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.42	Q
3	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.46	Q
4	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.46	Q
5	191	Wilma van Gool-van den Berg	NED	11.47
6	43	Ivanka Valkova	BUL	11.48
7	134	Evelin Kaufer	GDR	11.55
8	60	Juana Mosquera	COL	11.66

Semi-Finals

Date	2 September 1972 — 15:00
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.18	Q
2	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.32	Q
3	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.33	Q
4	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.36	Q
5	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.39	Q
6	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.43	Q
7	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.47	Q
=8	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.49
=8	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.49	Q
10	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.49
11	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.52
12	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.53
13	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.54
14	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.58
15	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.64
16	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.67

Heat #1

Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.18	Q
2	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.36	Q
3	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	11.43	Q
4	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.47	Q
5	176	Elfgard Schittenhelm	FRG	11.49
6	73	Carmen Valdés	CUB	11.52
7	169	Ingrid Mickler-Becker	FRG	11.53
8	220	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.58

Heat #2

Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.32	Q
2	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.33	Q
3	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.39	Q
4	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.49	Q
5	211	Esther Shakhamorov	ISR	11.49
6	285	Irena Szewińska	POL	11.54
7	105	Andrea Lynch	GBR	11.64
8	363	Lyudmila Zharkova	URS	11.67

Final Round

Date	2 September 1972 — 17:30
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	147	Renate Stecher	GDR	11.07	WR
2	2	Raelene Boyle	AUS	11.23
3	66	Silvia Chivás	CUB	11.24
4	370	Iris Davis	USA	11.32
5	172	Annegret Richter	FRG	11.38
6	183	Alice Annum	GHA	11.41
7	374	Barbara Ferrell	USA	11.45
8	324	Eva Glesková	TCH	12.48