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Host City: Tokyo, Japan
Venue(s): National Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Date Started: October 19, 1964
Date Finished: October 19, 1964
Format: Wind = 0.8 m/s.
| Gold: | Edith McGuire |
| Silver: | Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein |
| Bronze: | Marilyn Black |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edith McGuire | 20 | United States | USA | 23.0 | 23.05 | 2 | OR |
| 2 | Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein | 18 | Poland | POL | 23.1 | 23.13 | 4 | |
| 3 | Marilyn Black | 20 | Australia | AUS | 23.1 | 23.18 | 8 | |
| 4 | Una Morris | 17 | Jamaica | JAM | 23.5 | 23.58 | 1 | |
| 5 | Lyudmila Ignatyeva-Samotesova | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 23.5 | 23.59 | 6 | |
| 6 | Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta | 27 | Poland | POL | 23.9 | 23.97 | 3 | |
| 7 | Janet Simpson | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 23.9 | 23.98 | 5 | |
| 8 | Daphne Arden | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 24.0 | 24.01 | 7 |