Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres B

The Women's 100 metres B was a sprinting event in athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto for blind athletes. (Visually impaired athletes may also have been permitted to take part; the specifics are unclear from the International Paralympic Committee's records.) It was the first time that sprinting events had taken place for athletes other than wheelchair athletes."Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Women's 100 m B", International Paralympic Committee. (Add a blank and then an m after the url to display the results.)

Eight athletes from six nations competed in the heats, and the top six advanced to the final. Poland's Bozena Kwiatkowska, who ran fastest in the heats, withdrew before the final, leaving the second fastest qualifier R. Laengen, of Norway, to take gold."Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Women's 100 m B", International Paralympic Committee. (Add a blank and then an m after the url to display the results.)

Results

Heats Place Athlete Time 1 14.2 Q 2 14.9 Q 3 15.3 Q 4 15.8 Q 5 16.1 Q 6 16.4 Q 7 16.6 8 17.3

Final Place Athlete Time 1 14.4 2 14.9 3 15.2 4 15.6 5 15.7 - dns

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