| | Event type
80 metres Hurdles, Women
| Date | 18 – 19 October 1964 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Kokuritsu Kyogijo, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Participants | 27 from 19 countries |
At the 1962 European Championships, Poland’s Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek won narrowly over East German Karin Balzer. But it would be a long time before Balzer lost an international. In 1966, 1969, and 1971 she won the Europeans. And in 1964 at Tokyo, she won the high hurdles gold medal in possibly the closest finish ever for the medals. Balzer won in a windy 10.54, with Ciepły-Wieczorek timed in 10.55, and Australia’s Pam Kilborn, Commonwealth Champion in 1962 and 1966, third in 10.56. The defending champion, Irina Press, placed fourth.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Karin Balzer |  GER | 10.7 (1 h1) | 10.6 (1 h2) | 10.5 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 169 | Teresa Ciepły |  POL | 10.7 (3 h4) | 10.7 (2 h1) | 10.5 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 14 | Pam Kilborn |  AUS | 10.7 (2 h3) | 10.6 (1 h1) | 10.5 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 201 | Irina Press |  URS | 10.7 (1 h2) | 10.8 (3 h1) | 10.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | 239 | Ikuko Yoda |  JPN | 10.7 (2 h4) | 10.7 (2 h2) | 10.7 (5) | |||
| 6 | 170 | Maria Piątkowska | POL | 10.6 (1 h3) | 10.7 (4 h2) | 10.7 (6) | |||
| 7 | 237 | Draga Stamejčič |  YUG | 10.8 (4 h4) | 10.7 (3 h2) | 10.8 (7) | |||
| 8 | 223 | Rosie Bonds |  USA | 10.6 (1 h4) | 10.8 (4 h1) | 10.8 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | 149 | Avis McIntosh |  NZL | 10.8 (3 h2) | 10.9 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | 58 | Patricia Anne Pryce |  GBR | 10.8 (2 h2) | 10.7 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | 203 | Tatyana Talysheva | URS | 10.9 (3 h3) | 10.9 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | 202 | Galina Bystrova | URS | 10.9 (2 h1) | 10.8 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 79 | Gundula Diel | GER | 10.9 (4 h2) | 11.0 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | 224 | Lacey O'Neal | USA | 10.9 (4 h3) | 10.9 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 23 | Snezhana Kerkova |  BUL | 11.5 (4 h1) | 11.4 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | 99 | Rose Hart |  GHA | 11.3 (3 h1) | 11.1 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | 156 | Lorraine Dunn |  PAN | 11.5 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | 225 | Cherrie Sherrard | USA | 11.0 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | 122 | Carmen Smith |  JAM | 11.8 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | 30 | Jenny Wingerson |  CAN | 11.1 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | 46 | Marlène Canguio |  FRA | 11.0 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | 189 | Yeh Chu-Mei |  TPE | 12.1 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | 19 | Inge Aigner |  AUT | 11.2 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | 190 | Chi Cheng | TPE | 11.1 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | 192 | Mary Musani |  UGA | 12.9 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/3 | 39 | Sirkka Norrlund |  FIN | 11.2 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/3 | 29 | Amy Snider | CAN | – (DQ h1) | – | – | |||
| 47 | Denise Guénard | FRA | – (DNS h4) | – | – | ||||
| 59 | Mary Rand | GBR | – (DNS h3) | – | – | ||||
| 80 | Zenta Kopp | GER | – (DNS h3) | – | – | ||||
| 146 | Lia Hinten |  NED | – (DNS h1) | – | – |
Round One (18 October 1964 — 14:50)
Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Wind | 0.9 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Karin Balzer | GER | 10.7 | 10.71 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Galina Bystrova | URS | 10.9 | 10.96 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Rose Hart | GHA | 11.3 | 11.34 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Snezhana Kerkova | BUL | 11.5 | 11.50 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Lorraine Dunn | PAN | 11.5 | 11.53 | |||
| 4 | Amy Snider | CAN | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Lia Hinten | NED | – | – |
Heat Two
| Wind | 2.6 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Irina Press | URS | 10.7 | 10.77 | |||
| 2 | 8 | Patricia Anne Pryce | GBR | 10.8 | 10.82 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Avis McIntosh | NZL | 10.8 | 10.84 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Gundula Diel | GER | 10.9 | 10.94 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Cherrie Sherrard | USA | 11.0 | 11.00 | |||
| 6 | 4 | Marlène Canguio | FRA | 11.0 | 11.09 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Chi Cheng | TPE | 11.1 | 11.18 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Sirkka Norrlund | FIN | 11.2 | 11.23 |
Heat Three
| Wind | 6.5 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Maria Piątkowska | POL | 10.6 | 10.67 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Pam Kilborn | AUS | 10.7 | 10.79 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Tatyana Talysheva | URS | 10.9 | 10.92 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Lacey O'Neal | USA | 10.9 | 10.93 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Carmen Smith | JAM | 11.8 | – | |||
| 6 | 3 | Yeh Chu-Mei | TPE | 12.1 | – | |||
| 7 | Mary Rand | GBR | – | – | ||||
| 1 | Zenta Kopp | GER | – | – |
Heat Four
| Wind | 4.2 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Rosie Bonds | USA | 10.6 | 10.64 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Ikuko Yoda | JPN | 10.7 | 10.71 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Teresa Ciepły | POL | 10.7 | 10.73 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Draga Stamejčič | YUG | 10.8 | 10.84 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Jenny Wingerson | CAN | 11.1 | 11.16 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Inge Aigner | AUT | 11.2 | 11.27 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Mary Musani | UGA | 12.9 | – | |||
| 2 | Denise Guénard | FRA | – | – |
Semi-Finals (19 October 1964 — 14:00)
Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Wind | 0.2 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Pam Kilborn | AUS | 10.6 | 10.69 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Teresa Ciepły | POL | 10.7 | 10.77 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Irina Press | URS | 10.8 | 10.85 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Rosie Bonds | USA | 10.8 | 10.87 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Avis McIntosh | NZL | 10.9 | 10.90 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Tatyana Talysheva | URS | 10.9 | 10.98 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Gundula Diel | GER | 11.0 | 11.05 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Snezhana Kerkova | BUL | 11.4 | 11.41 |
Heat Two
| Wind | 1.7 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Karin Balzer | GER | 10.6 | 10.65 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Ikuko Yoda | JPN | 10.7 | 10.72 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Draga Stamejčič | YUG | 10.7 | 10.73 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Maria Piątkowska | POL | 10.7 | 10.75 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Patricia Anne Pryce | GBR | 10.7 | 10.75 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Galina Bystrova | URS | 10.8 | 10.89 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Lacey O'Neal | USA | 10.9 | 10.99 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Rose Hart | GHA | 11.1 | 11.16 |
Final (19 October 1964 — 15:20)
| Wind | 2.3 m/s |
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| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (H) | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Karin Balzer | GER | 10.5 | 10.54 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Teresa Ciepły | POL | 10.5 | 10.55 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Pam Kilborn | AUS | 10.5 | 10.56 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Irina Press | URS | 10.6 | 10.62 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Ikuko Yoda | JPN | 10.7 | 10.72 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Maria Piątkowska | POL | 10.7 | 10.76 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Draga Stamejčič | YUG | 10.8 | 10.86 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Rosie Bonds | USA | 10.8 | 10.88 |