Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 100 metres hurdles

|games = 1976 Summer

|venue = Olympic Stadium

|date = July 28–29, 1976

|competitors = 21

|nations = 15

| gold = Johanna Schaller

| goldNOC = GDR

| silver = Tatyana Anisimova

| silverNOC = URS

| bronze = Natalya Lebedeva

| bronzeNOC = URS

| win_value = 12.77

|longnames = yes

|prev = 1972

|next = 1980

}}

{{AthleticsAt1976SummerOlympics}}

The women's 100 metres hurdles competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was held at the Olympic Stadium on July 28–29.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/womens-100-metres-hurdles.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173103/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/womens-100-metres-hurdles.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Hurdles |access-date=September 23, 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}

Competition format

The Women's 100m hurdles competition consisted of heats (Round 1), Semifinals and a Final. The four fastest competitors from each race in the heats qualified for the semifinals. The top four athletes from each semifinals race advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

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World record

|rowspan=2|{{flagathlete|Annelie Ehrhardt|GDR}}

|rowspan=2|12.59

|rowspan=2|Munich, West Germany

|rowspan=2|8 September 1972

Olympic record

Results

=Round 1=

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.

==Heat 1==

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

align=left|{{Sortname|Tatyana|Anisimova}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 12.98

Q
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| 2

align=left|{{Sortname|Grażyna|Rabsztyn}}align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1976 Summer}}

| 13.09

Q
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| 3

align=left|{{Sortname|Sharon|Colyear}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.18

Q
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| 4

align=left|{{Sortname|Nadine|Prévost}}align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.70

Q
5align=left|{{Sortname|Patrice|Donnelly}}align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.71

6align=left|{{Sortname|Julie|Gomis}}align=left|{{flagIOC|SEN|1976 Summer}}

| 14.57

==Heat 2==

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

align=left|{{Sortname|Bożena|Nowakowska}}align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1976 Summer}}

| 13.05

Q
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| 2

align=left|{{Sortname|Ileana|Ongar}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.37

Q
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| 3

align=left|{{Sortname|Annelie|Ehrhardt}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.49

Q
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| 4

align=left|{{Sortname|Deby|LaPlante}}align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.51

Q
5align=left|{{Sortname|Gaye|Dell}}align=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1976 Summer}}

| 13.68

6align=left|{{Sortname|Sue|Bradley-Kameli}}align=left|{{flagIOC|CAN|1976 Summer}}

| 14.07

==Heat 3==

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

align=left|{{Sortname|Natalya|Lebedeva}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 12.94

Q
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| 2

align=left|{{Sortname|Johanna|Schaller|Johanna Klier}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.02

Q
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| 3

align=left|{{Sortname|Penka|Sokolova}}align=left|{{flagIOC|BUL|1976 Summer}}

| 13.52

Q
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| 4

align=left|{{Sortname|Lorna|Boothe}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.69

Q
5align=left|{{Sortname|Rhonda|Brady}}align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.84

==Heat 4==

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

align=left|{{Sortname|Gudrun|Berend}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.03

Q
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| 2

align=left|{{Sortname|Esther|Roth-Shahamorov}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ISR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.06

Q
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| 3

align=left|{{Sortname|Lyubov|Kononova}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 13.36

Q
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| 4

align=left|{{Sortname|Valeria|Bufanu}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ROU|1976 Summer}}

| 13.60

Q
5align=left|{{Sortname|Edith|Noeding}}align=left|{{flagIOC|PER|1976 Summer}}

| 14.14

6align=left|{{Sortname|Lucía|Vaamonde}}align=left|{{flagIOC|VEN|1976 Summer}}

| 19.17

=Semifinals=

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.

==Heat 1==

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

align=left|{{Sortname|Johanna|Schaller|Johanna Klier}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 12.93

Q
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| 2

align=left|{{Sortname|Gudrun|Berend}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 12.96

Q
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| 3

align=left|{{Sortname|Natalya|Lebedeva}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 13.03

Q
bgcolor=#bbf3bb

| 4

align=left|{{Sortname|Esther|Roth-Shahamorov}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ISR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.04

Q
5align=left|{{Sortname|Bożena|Nowakowska}}align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1976 Summer}}

| 13.04

6align=left|{{Sortname|Deby|LaPlante}}align=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.36

7align=left|{{Sortname|Penka|Sokolova}}align=left|{{flagIOC|BUL|1976 Summer}}

| 13.67

8align=left|{{Sortname|Lorna|Boothe}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.73

==Heat 2==

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

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| 1

align=left|{{Sortname|Tatyana|Anisimova}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 13.08

Q
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| 2

align=left|{{Sortname|Grażyna|Rabsztyn}}align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1976 Summer}}

| 13.35

Q
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| 3

align=left|{{Sortname|Ileana|Ongar}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.41

Q
bgcolor=#bbf3bb

| 4

align=left|{{Sortname|Valeria|Bufanu}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ROU|1976 Summer}}

| 13.59

Q
5align=left|{{Sortname|Annelie|Ehrhardt}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.71

6align=left|{{Sortname|Nadine|Prévost}}align=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.95

7align=left|{{Sortname|Sharon|Colyear}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1976 Summer}}

| 17.32

=Final=

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!Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Time !! Notes

{{Gold01}}align=left|{{Sortname|Johanna|Schaller|Johanna Klier}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 12.77

{{Silver02}}align=left|{{Sortname|Tatyana|Anisimova}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 12.78

{{Bronze03}}align=left|{{Sortname|Natalya|Lebedeva}}align=left|{{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

| 12.80

4align=left|{{Sortname|Gudrun|Berend}}align=left|{{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

| 12.82

5align=left|{{Sortname|Grażyna|Rabsztyn}}align=left|{{flagIOC|POL|1976 Summer}}

| 12.96

6align=left|{{Sortname|Esther|Roth-Shahamorov}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ISR|1976 Summer}}

| 13.04

7align=left|{{Sortname|Valeria|Bufanu}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ROU|1976 Summer}}

| 13.35

8align=left|{{Sortname|Ileana|Ongar}}align=left|{{flagIOC|ITA|1976 Summer}}

| 13.51

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