The men's 100 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 and 4 September 1959.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLivio BerrutiJean-Claude PenezRomain Poté
Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Romain Poté 10.8 Q 2 1 Jean-Claude Penez 10.8 Q 3 1 Bogusław Gierajewski 11.1 Q 4 1 Albert Hofstede 11.4 1 2 Norihiko Kubo 11.0 Q 2 2 Osman Tahir 11.4 Q 3 2 Hayder 11.5 Q 4 2 Mounir Zeitoun 11.5 2 Kim 1 3 Livio Berruti 10.7 Q 2 3 Andrzej Pilaczyński 11.1 Q 3 3 T. Ludwig 11.2 Q 3 3 Iftikhar Shah 11.2 1 4 Jim Railton 11.0 Q 2 4 Nikolaos Georgopoulos 11.1 Q 3 4 Guido De Murtas 11.1 Q 4 4 Molarinho Carmo 11.6 1 5 Rudolf Sundermann 10.8 Q 2 5 Carlos Frasca 11.1 Q 3 5 Georgios Katsimbardis 11.3 Q 4 5 Ian Taylor 11.4 1 6 Joël Caprice 10.9 Q 2 6 Martin Reichert 11.1 Q 3 6 Yoshiaki Osada 11.1 Q 4 6 Heinz Bösiger 11.4 5 6 Jean-Pierre Barra 11.4
Semifinals Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Livio Berruti 10.5 Q 2 1 Jim Railton 10.5 Q 3 1 Carlos Frasca 10.9 4 1 Yoshiaki Osada 10.9 5 1 Georgios Katsimbardis 11.0 6 1 Bogusław Gierajewski 11.1 1 2 Jean-Claude Penez 10.7 Q 2 2 Guido De Murtas 10.9 Q 3 2 Martin Reichert 11.0 4 2 Nikolaos Georgopoulos 11.0 5 2 Norihiko Kubo 11.1 6 2 Hayder 11.6 1 3 Romain Poté 10.7 Q 2 3 Joël Caprice 10.8 Q 3 3 Andrzej Pilaczyński 10.9 4 3 Rudolf Sundermann 10.9 5 3 T. Ludwig 11.2 6 3 Osman Tahir 11.3
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Livio Berruti 10.5 Jean-Claude Penez 10.8 Romain Poté 10.8 4 Joël Caprice 10.8 5 Jim Railton 10.9 6 Guido De Murtas 11.0
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