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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 2, 1960
Date Finished: September 2, 1960
Format: Wind = 2.8 m/s.
| Gold: | Wilma Rudolph |
| Silver: | Dorothy Hyman |
| Bronze: | Giuseppina Leone |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma Rudolph | 20 | United States | USA | 11.0w | 11.18w | 1 | |
| 2 | Dorothy Hyman | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 11.3w | 11.43w | 4 | |
| 3 | Giuseppina Leone | 25 | Italy | ITA | 11.3w | 11.48w | 2 | |
| 4 | Mariya Itkina | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 11.4w | 11.54w | 5 | |
| 5 | Catherine Capdevielle | 21 | France | FRA | 11.5w | 11.64w | 6 | |
| 6 | Jenny Smart | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | 11.6w | 11.72w | 3 |