| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norma Croker |  AUS |
| 2 | Betty Cuthbert | AUS |
| 3 | Marlene Mathews | AUS |
| 4 | Eleanor Haslam |  CAN |
| 5 | Diane Matheson | CAN |
| 6 | Maureen Rever | CAN |
| 7 | Micheline Fluchot |  FRA |
| 8 | Simone Henry | FRA |
| 9 | Heather Armitage |  GBR |
| 10 | June Paul | GBR |
| 11 | Jean Scrivens | GBR |
| 12 | Inge Fuhrmann |  GER |
| 13 | Gisela Köhler | GER |
| 14 | Christa Stubnick | GER |
| 15 | Claudette Masdammer |  GUY |
| 16 | Maeve Kyle |  IRL |
| 17 | Letizia Bertoni |  ITA |
| 18 | Giuseppina Leone | ITA |
| 19 | Barbara Lerczak |  POL |
| 20 | Genowefa Minicka | POL |
| 21 | Mary Klass |  SGP |
| 22 | Mariya Itkina |  URS |
| 23 | Olga Kosheleva | URS |
| 24 | Vera Yugova | URS |
| 25 | Meredith Ellis |  USA |
| 26 | Mae Faggs | USA |
| 27 | Wilma Rudolph | USA |
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Capdevielle | FRA |
| 2 | Annie Choong |  MAL |
| 3 | Maria Kusion | POL |
