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

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 80 metres hurdles

|games = 1960 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Olympic Stadium

|dates = August 31, 1960 (heats and semifinals)
September 1, 1960 (final)

|competitors = 36

|nations = 21

|win_value = 10.9

|longnames = yes

|gold = Irina Press

|goldNOC = URS

|silver = Carole Quinton

|silverNOC = GBR

|bronze = Gisela Birkemeyer

|bronzeNOC = EUA

|prev=1956

|next=1964

}}

{{AthleticsAt1960SummerOlympics}}

The women's 80 metres hurdles hurdling event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-80-metres-hurdles.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-80-metres-hurdles.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles |access-date=17 September 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Results

=Heats=

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

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
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| 1

align=left| Irina Pressalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}10.91OR
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| 2

align=left| Carole Quintonalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}11.07
3align=left| Draga Stamejčičalign=left| {{flagIOC|YUG|1960 Summer}}11.47
4align=left| Ulla-Britt Wieslanderalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1960 Summer}}11.60
5align=left| Irene Robertsonalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}}11.69

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Mary Bignalalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}11.40
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

align=left| Norma Throweralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}}11.54
3align=left| Snezhana Kerkovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|1960 Summer}}11.73
4align=left| Wanda dos Santosalign=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1960 Summer}}11.84
5align=left| Bertha Díazalign=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|1960 Summer}}11.84

==Heat 3==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Rimma Koshelyovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}11.26
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| 2

align=left| Denise Laborie-Guénardalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}}11.37
3align=left| Alena Stolzováalign=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1960 Summer}}11.59
4align=left| Jo Ann Terry-Grissomalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}}11.59

==Heat 4==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Gisela Birkemeyeralign=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.31
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

align=left| Barbara Sosgórnikalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}}11.56
3align=left| Pat Nuttingalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}11.65
4align=left| Sally McCallumalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1960 Summer}}11.90
5align=left| Friedl Muraueralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1960 Summer}}12.08

==Heat 5==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Karin Balzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.40
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

align=left| Teresa Ciepłyalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}}11.46
3align=left| Simone Brièrrealign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}}11.75
4align=left| Gloria Cooke-Wigneyalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}}11.89

==Heat 6==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Zenta Gastl-Koppalign=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.10
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

align=left| Galina Bystrovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}11.26
3align=left| Letizia Bertonialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1960 Summer}}11.54
4align=left| Shirley Crowderalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1960 Summer}}12.43
5align=left| Chi Chengalign=left| {{flagIOC|ROC|1960 Summer}}12.71

=Semifinal=

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

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Galina Bystrovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}11.16
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

align=left| Mary Bignalalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}11.16
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 3

align=left| Rimma Koshelyovaalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}11.22
4align=left| Karin Balzeralign=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.27
5align=left| Norma Throweralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1960 Summer}}11.44
6align=left| Barbara Sosgórnikalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}}11.46

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 1

align=left| Irina Pressalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}10.77OR
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 2

align=left| Gisela Birkemeyeralign=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.01
bgcolor=bbf3bb

| 3

align=left| Carole Quintonalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}11.07
4align=left| Zenta Gastl-Koppalign=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.09
5align=left| Teresa Ciepłyalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1960 Summer}}11.40
6align=left| Denise Laborie-Guénardalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1960 Summer}}11.51

=Final=

Wind = 0.0 m/s.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
{{gold1}}align=left|Irina Pressalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}10.93
{{silver2}}align=left|Carole Quintonalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}10.99
{{Bronze3}}align=left|Gisela Birkemeyeralign=left| {{FlagIOC|EUA|1960 Summer}}11.13
4align=left| Mary Bignalalign=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1960 Summer}}11.22
5align=left| Galina Bystrovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}11.26
6align=left| Rimma Koshelyovaalign=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1960 Summer}}11.28

Key: OR = Olympic record

File:80 metres hurdles final 1960 Olympics.jpg

References

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