Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
Women's 80 metres hurdles at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
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Dates | 18–19 October | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
20 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
The women's 80 metres hurdles was the only women's hurdle race in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October and 19 October 1964. 31 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 4 not starting the first round. The first round was held on 18 October, with the semifinals and final on 19 October. The 1965 film Tokyo Olympiad by Kon Ichikawa shows amazingly great detail of the preliminaries, preparation, final and medal ceremony surrounding this event. The slow motion study of the final shows Yoda Ikuko getting a fast start. Joining Ikuko in the lead is Teresa Ciepły. Rosie Bonds crashed the second hurdle and is awkward the rest of the race. By the third hurdle Pam Kilborn has overtaken Ikuko and Ciepły for the lead. Karin Balzer and Irina Press were close behind. Over the course of the final five hurdles, Balzer and Press edged closer as Ikuko lost a little ground. Ciepły, Kilborn and Balzer landing at virtually the same moment and Press inches behind. On the run in, Balzer was able to gain just enough ground to take the gold over a straining Ciepły.
Results
First round
The top four runners in each of the 4 heats advanced.
First round, heat 1
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Karin Balzer | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
2 | Galina Bystrova | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
3 | Rose Hart | ![]() | 11.3 seconds |
4 | Snejana Kerkova | ![]() | 11.5 seconds |
5 | Lorraine Dunn | ![]() | 11.5 seconds |
— | Amy Snider | ![]() | Disqualified |
Amelia Hinten | ![]() | Did not start |
First round, heat 2
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Irina Press | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
2 | Pat Pryce | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
3 | Avis Mcintosh | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
4 | Gundula Diel | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
5 | Cherrie Sherrard | ![]() | 11.0 seconds |
6 | Marlene Canguio | ![]() | 11.0 seconds |
7 | Chi Cheng | ![]() | 11.1 seconds |
8 | Sirkka Norrlund | ![]() | 11.2 seconds |
First round, heat 3
There was a strong wind behind the runners; the official report does not credit Piątkowska with equalling the Olympic record of 10.6 seconds.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Maria Piątkowska | ![]() | 10.6 seconds |
2 | Pam Kilborn | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
3 | Tatyana Talysheva | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
4 | Leahseneth O'Neal | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
5 | Carmen Smith | ![]() | 11.8 seconds |
6 | Yeh Chu Mei | ![]() | 12.1 seconds |
— | Zenta Kopp | ![]() | Did not start |
Mary Rand | ![]() | Did not start |
First round, heat 4
![](../I/m/Jenny_Meldrum%2C_Teresa_Ciep%C5%82y%2C_Ikuko_Yoda%2C_Draga_Stamej%C4%8Di%C4%8D_1964.jpg)
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Rosie Bonds | ![]() | 10.6 seconds |
2 | Yoda Ikuko | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
3 | Teresa Ciepły | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
4 | Draga Stamejcic | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
5 | Jenny Wingerson | ![]() | 11.1 seconds |
6 | Inge Aigner | ![]() | 11.2 seconds |
7 | Mary Musani | ![]() | 12.9 seconds |
— | Denise Guenard | ![]() | Did not start |
Semifinals
The top four runners in each semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Pam Kilborn | ![]() | 10.6 seconds =OR |
2 | Teresa Ciepły | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
3 | Irina Press | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
4 | Rosie Bonds | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
5 | Avis Mcintosh | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
6 | Tatyana Talysheva | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
7 | Gundula Diel | ![]() | 11.0 seconds |
8 | Snejana Kerkova | ![]() | 11.4 seconds |
Semifinal 2
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Karin Balzer | ![]() | 10.6 seconds =OR |
2 | Yoda Ikuko | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
3 | Draga Stamejcic | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
4 | Maria Piątkowska | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
5 | Pat Pryce | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
6 | Galina Bystrova | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
7 | Leahseneth O'Neal | ![]() | 10.9 seconds |
8 | Rose Hart | ![]() | 11.1 seconds |
Final
Balzer, Ciepły, and Kilborn are not credited by the official report with tying the world record of 10.5 seconds (and breaking the 10.6 second Olympic record) due to the wind advantage. They finished in one of the closest endings to an Olympic final ever, with Balzer defeating Ciepły by about one-hundredth of a second and Kilborn by two one-hundredths.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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1 | Karin Balzer | ![]() | 10.5 seconds |
2 | Teresa Ciepły | ![]() | 10.5 seconds |
3 | Pam Kilborn | ![]() | 10.6 seconds |
4 | Irina Press | ![]() | 10.6 seconds |
5 | Ikuko Yoda | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
6 | Maria Piątkowska | ![]() | 10.7 seconds |
7 | Draga Stamejčič | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
8 | Rosie Bonds | ![]() | 10.8 seconds |
References
- Official Report