These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on the 4 & 8 of September. This was the first time this distance for women was held at the Olympics; the previous distance of 80 metres were discontinued after the 1968 Games. Pam Kilborn and Karin Balzer were back for their third Olympic games.

Heats The top four runners in each heat advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time Notes 1 Annelie Ehrhardt 3 12.70 OR 2 Pam Kilborn 1 12.93 3 Teresa Nowak 5 13.16 4 Esther Shakhamorov 2 13.17 5 Judy Vernon 6 13.37 6 Lucila Salao 7 15.15 - Edith Noeding 4 DNS

Heat two Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time 1 Valeria Bufanu 2 12.94 2 Danuta Straszyńska 1 13.03 3 Margit Bach 5 13.46 4 Lacey O’Neal 3 13.78 5 Brenda Matthews 4 13.81 6 Penny Gillies 6 13.82

Heat three Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time 1 Grażyna Rabsztyn 1 13.29 2 Annerose Krumpholz 3 13.31 3 Mamie Rallins 4 13.51 4 Meta Antenen 2 13.61 5 Maureen Caird 6 13.63 6 Margaret Murphy 5 15.89 - Mary Peters 7 DNS

Heat four

Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time 1 Karin Balzer 7 13.10 2 Patty Johnson 3 13.28 3 Jacqueline André 2 13.33 4 Heidi Schüller 6 13.50 5 Ann Wilson 1 13.53 6 Gunhild Olsson 5 14.37 7 Emilie Edet 4 14.67

Semifinals

Top four in each heat advanced to the final round.

Heat one Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time 1 Valeria Bufanu 1 12.84 2 Pam Kilborn 8 12.95 3 Karin Balzer 6 12.97 4 Teresa Nowak 4 13.10 5 Patty Johnson 5 13.26 6 Margit Bach 3 13.31 7 Mamie Rallins 2 13.76 - Meta Antenen 7 DNF

Heat two Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time 1 Annelie Ehrhardt 2 12.73 2 Danuta Straszyńska 3 12.91 3 Annerose Krumpholz 7 13.24 4 Grażyna Rabsztyn 8 13.24 5 Jacqueline André 5 13.30 6 Heidi Schüller 6 13.33 7 Lacey O’Neal 1 13.89 - Esther Shakhamorov 4 DNS

Final Rank Athlete Nation Lane Time Notes Annelie Ehrhardt 6 12.59 WR Valeria Bufanu 7 12.84 Karin Balzer 5 12.90 4 Pam Kilborn 3 12.98 5 Teresa Nowak 1 13.17 6 Danuta Straszyńska 8 13.18 7 Annerose Krumpholz 2 13.27 8 Grażyna Rabsztyn 4 13.44

Key: WR = world record; OR = Olympic record; DNS = did not start; DNF = did not finish

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