Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Miguelina Cobián Cuba 11.6 seconds
2 Marilyn Black Australia 11.6 seconds
3 Edith McGuire United States 11.6 seconds
4 Halina Gorecka Poland 11.7 seconds
5 Galina Popova Soviet Union 11.8 seconds
6 Daphne Arden Great Britain 11.8 seconds
7 Eva Lehocká Czechoslovakia 11.9 seconds
8 Carmen L. Smith Jamaica 11.9 seconds
Results -- Semifinals
The women's 100 metres was the shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October and 16 October 1964. 45 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first round. The first two rounds were held on 15 October, with the semifinals and the final on 16 October.