Host City: München, West Germany |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final. |
Date Started: September 4, 1972 |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
Date Finished: September 8, 1972 |
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(Competitors: 25; Countries: 15; Finalists: 8) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München
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Overview by IAAF |
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Ehrhardt had run 12.5 twice during 1972, and confirmed her status as favourite with 12.70 in the first heat, more than 2m ahead of Ryan (12.93), with Bufanu the only other athlete under 13.00 in the first round. Ehrhardt (12.73) and Bufanu (12.84), were the semi winners. In the final Ryan and Ehrhardt were away fastest, and the German flowed away from the field, gaining ground with every stride, to win by the largest margin of victory in the women’s Olympic sprint hurdles. Behind her Balzer went past Ryan halfway through the race, but could not withstand the finish of Bufanu, who passed the German after the ninth hurdle. Ehrhardt’s 12.59 would remain the electrically-timed world record for nearly six years. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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Had the Olympics been in 1970, the favorite would likely have been Taiwan’s Cheng Chi, 1968 bronze medalist, who set numerous records in that year in the hurdles and 100 yards/metres. But the Olympics were in 1972 and Chi was injured frequently after her wonder year, and she did not compete in München. Pam Kilborn and Karin Balzer were back again and would make their third consecutive final in this event. Balzer had recently won the 1971 Europeans and Kilborn the 1970 Commonwealth Games, defeating 1968 champion Maureen Caird in the process. Caird competed in München but did not get out of round one. The final was won very easily by the GDR’s Annelie Ehrhardt, who had been runner-up to Balzer at the 1971 Europeans. She won 2½ metres over Romania’s Valeria Bufanu with Balzer getting the bronze. Ehrhardt’s time of 12.59 was a world record which would not be broken until 1978. |
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Results |
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This was the first time this distance for women were help at the Olympics the previous distance of 80 metres were discontinued after the 1968 Games. If the Olympics were held two years earlier in 1970 the hands on favorite would have been Cheng Chi of the Republic of China who set several world records in that year. No one was the clear favorite coming into these games. Pam Kilborn and Karin Balzer were back for their third Olympic games |
100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Final |
4 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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1 |
12.59 |
0.8 |
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Anneliese Ehrhardt |
East Germany |
GDR |
18 Jun 50 |
AUR WR |
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2 |
12.84 |
0.8 |
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Valeria Stefanescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 Oct 46 |
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3 |
12.90 |
0.8 |
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Karin Balzer |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Jun 38 |
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4 |
12.98 |
0.8 |
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Pam Ryan |
Australia |
AUS |
12 Aug 39 |
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5 |
13.17 |
0.8 |
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Teresa Nowak |
Poland |
POL |
29 Apr 42 |
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6 |
13.18 |
0.8 |
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Danuta Straszynska |
Poland |
POL |
4 Feb 42 |
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7 |
13.27 |
0.8 |
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Annerose Krumpholz |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Sep 51 |
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8 |
13.44 |
0.8 |
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Grazyna Rabsztyn |
Poland |
POL |
20 Sep 52 |
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100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Semifinal 1 |
7 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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1 |
12.84 |
0 |
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Valeria Stefanescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 Oct 46 |
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2 |
12.95 |
0 |
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Pam Ryan |
Australia |
AUS |
12 Aug 39 |
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3 |
12.97 |
0 |
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Karin Balzer |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Jun 38 |
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4 |
13.10 |
0 |
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Teresa Nowak |
Poland |
POL |
29 Apr 42 |
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5 |
13.26 |
0 |
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Patty Johnson |
United States |
USA |
15 Apr 50 |
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6 |
13.31 |
0 |
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Margit Bach |
West Germany |
FRG |
25 May 51 |
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7 |
13.76 |
0 |
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Mamie Rallins |
United States |
USA |
8 Jul 41 |
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DNF |
0 |
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Meta Antenen |
Switzerland |
SUI |
7 Apr 49 |
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100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Semifinal 2 |
7 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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1 |
12.73 |
0.5 |
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Anneliese Ehrhardt |
East Germany |
GDR |
18 Jun 50 |
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2 |
12.91 |
0.5 |
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Danuta Straszynska |
Poland |
POL |
4 Feb 42 |
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3 |
13.24 |
0.5 |
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Annerose Krumpholz |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Sep 51 |
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4 |
13.24 |
0.5 |
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Grazyna Rabsztyn |
Poland |
POL |
20 Sep 52 |
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5 |
13.30 |
0.5 |
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Jacqueline André |
France |
FRA |
29 Aug 46 |
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6 |
13.33 |
0.5 |
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Heidi Schüller |
West Germany |
FRG |
15 Jun 50 |
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7 |
13.89 |
0.5 |
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Lacey O'Neal |
United States |
USA |
30 Mar 44 |
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DNS |
0.5 |
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Esther Rot |
Israel |
ISR |
16 Apr 52 |
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100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Heat 1 |
4 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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1 |
12.70 |
0 |
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Anneliese Ehrhardt |
East Germany |
GDR |
18 Jun 50 |
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2 |
12.93 |
0 |
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Pam Ryan |
Australia |
AUS |
12 Aug 39 |
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3 |
13.16 |
0 |
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Teresa Nowak |
Poland |
POL |
29 Apr 42 |
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4 |
13.17 |
0 |
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Esther Rot |
Israel |
ISR |
16 Apr 52 |
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5 |
13.37 |
0 |
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Judy Vernon |
Great Britain |
GBR |
22 Sep 45 |
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6 |
15.15 |
0 |
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Lucila Salao |
Philippines |
PHI |
1 Jul 54 |
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100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Heat 2 |
4 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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1 |
12.94 |
-0.6 |
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Valeria Stefanescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 Oct 46 |
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2 |
13.03 |
-0.6 |
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Danuta Straszynska |
Poland |
POL |
4 Feb 42 |
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3 |
13.46 |
-0.6 |
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Margit Bach |
West Germany |
FRG |
25 May 51 |
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4 |
13.78 |
-0.6 |
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Lacey O'Neal |
United States |
USA |
30 Mar 44 |
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5 |
13.81 |
-0.6 |
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Brenda Matthews |
New Zealand |
NZL |
19 Feb 49 |
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6 |
13.82 |
-0.6 |
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Penny Gillies |
Australia |
AUS |
20 Jul 51 |
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100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Heat 3 |
4 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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1 |
13.29 |
0 |
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Grazyna Rabsztyn |
Poland |
POL |
20 Sep 52 |
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2 |
13.31 |
0 |
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Annerose Krumpholz |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Sep 51 |
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3 |
13.51 |
0 |
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Mamie Rallins |
United States |
USA |
8 Jul 41 |
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4 |
13.61 |
0 |
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Meta Antenen |
Switzerland |
SUI |
7 Apr 49 |
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5 |
13.63 |
0 |
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Maureen Caird |
Australia |
AUS |
29 Sep 51 |
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6 |
15.89 |
0 |
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Margaret Murphy |
Ireland |
IRL |
21 Sep 44 |
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100 m hurdles |
Women |
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Heat 4 |
4 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
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13.10 |
0.2 |
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Karin Balzer |
East Germany |
GDR |
5 Jun 38 |
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2 |
13.28 |
0.2 |
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Patty Johnson |
United States |
USA |
15 Apr 50 |
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3 |
13.33 |
0.2 |
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Jacqueline André |
France |
FRA |
29 Aug 46 |
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4 |
13.50 |
0.2 |
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Heidi Schüller |
West Germany |
FRG |
15 Jun 50 |
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5 |
13.53 |
0.2 |
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Deanne Wilson |
United States |
USA |
30 Apr 55 |
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6 |
14.37 |
0.2 |
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Gunhild Olsson |
Sweden |
SWE |
30 Jan 46 |
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7 |
14.67 |
0.2 |
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Emilie Edet |
Nigeria |
NGR |
9 Mar 46 |
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