Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Tatyana Shchelkanova Soviet Union	Galina Vinogradova Soviet Union	Joan Atkinson Great Britain

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Tatyana Shchelkanova	Soviet Union	11.87	Q
2	1	Mirosława Sałacińska	Poland	12.05	Q
3	1	Stefka Ilieva	Bulgaria	12.4
4	1	Gisela Winckler	West Germany	12.6
5	1	Yuko Kobayashi	Japan	12.9
1	2	Joan Atkinson	Great Britain	11.91	Q
2	2	Hisako Tamura	Japan	12.5	Q
3	2	Uta Böge	West Germany	12.5
4	2	Nadia Mecocci	Italy	12.6
1	3	Galina Vinogradova	Soviet Union	12.06	Q
2	3	Miryam Sidranski	Israel	13.4	Q

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Tatyana Shchelkanova	Soviet Union	11.78
	Galina Vinogradova	Soviet Union	11.90
	Joan Atkinson	Great Britain	11.93
4	Mirosława Sałacińska	Poland	12.09
5	Miryam Sidranski	Israel	12.4
6	Hisako Tamura	Japan	12.5