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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 5, 1960
Date Finished: September 5, 1960
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Wilma Rudolph |
| Silver: | Jutta Heine |
| Bronze: | Dorothy Hyman |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilma Rudolph | 20 | United States | USA | 23.7 | 23.79 | QU |
| 2 | Jutta Heine | 19 | Germany | GER | 24.0 | 24.15 | QU |
| 3 | Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta | 23 | Poland | POL | 24.2 | 24.36 | QU |
| 4 | Norma Croker-Fleming | 25 | Australia | AUS | 24.3 | 24.44 | |
| 5 | Jenny Smart | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | 24.6 | 24.74 | |
| 6 | Valentyna Maslovska | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 24.6 | 24.77 | |
| 7 | Catherine Capdevielle | 21 | France | FRA | 24.9 | 25.04 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppina Leone | 25 | Italy | ITA | 24.5 | 24.69 | QU |
| 2 | Dorothy Hyman | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 24.6 | 24.78 | QU |
| 3 | Mariya Itkina | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 24.6 | 24.81 | QU |
| 4 | Gisela Köhler-Birkemeyer | 28 | Germany | GER | 24.9 | 25.05 | |
| 5 | Lucinda Williams | 23 | United States | USA | 25.0 | 25.14 | |
| 6 | Celina Jesionowska | 26 | Poland | POL | 25.3 | 25.45 |