| Final 19:45 | | time | | | 1. Fanny Blankers-Koen |  Netherlands | 11.7s | CR | | 2. Yevgeniya Sechenova |  Soviet Union | 12.3s | | | 3. June Foulds |  Great Britain | 12.4s | | | 4. Zoya Dukhovich | Soviet Union | 12.4s | | | 5. Elspeth Hay | Great Britain | 12.5s | | | 6. Colette Aitelli |  France | 12.5s | |
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| History Women 100m | | -- Competitors from -- Nations. | | Venue: Heysel Stadium. |
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Heats Thursday 24th August 16:25 | | First 2 progressed to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 11.7s | CR Q | | 2. June Foulds | Great Britain | 12.2s | Q | | 3. Yvette Monginou | France | 12.6s | | | 4. Gertrud Heusser |  Switzerland | 13.4s | | | 5. Sofya Malshina | Soviet Union | DQ FS | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Zoya Dukhovich | Soviet Union | 12.3s | Q | | 2. Elspeth Hay | Great Britain | 12.5s | Q | | 3. Grietje de Jongh | Netherlands | 12.5s | | | 4. Josette Demeuter |  Belgium | 13.4s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 1. Yevgeniya Sechenova | Soviet Union | 12.4s | Q | | 2. Colette Aitelli | France | 12.5s | Q | | 3. Dorothy Hall | Great Britain | 12.5s | | | 4. Xenia Stad-de Jong | Netherlands | 12.6s | | | 5. Vittoria Cesarini |  Italy | 12.8s | | | 6. Anna Van Rossum | Belgium | 13.7s | |
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