Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
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The women's 100 metres competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia was held at the Olympic Stadium on November 29–30.[1]
Quick Facts Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Venue ...
Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||||||||
Date | November 24th (heats & semifinals) November 26th (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 34 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 11.5 | ||||||||||||
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Close
In the final, Betty Cuthbert clearly beat her teammate Marlene Mathews-Willard out of the blocks, with Heather Armitage and Isabelle Daniels out quickly in close contention. Christa Stubnick had a burst of acceleration to quickly draw even with Daniels as Armitage was unable to hold her speed. Cuthbert expanded upon her slight advantage to pull away to a clear win. Stubnick was able to separate slightly from Daniels with Mathews-Willard steadily gaining from the back. Mathews-Willard caught Daniels and almost nipped Stubnick, clearly the fastest moving athlete at the finish.