Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and August 4. The final was won by American Helen Stephens.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emmy Albus | 12.4 | ||
| 2 | Johanna Vancura | 12.5 | ||
| 3 | Hilda Cameron | 12.7 | ||
| 4 | Harriet Bland | Unknown | ||
| 5 | Raili Halttu | Unknown |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Helen Stephens | 11.4 | ||
| 2 | Jeanette Dolson | 12.3 | ||
| 3 | Grete Neumann | 12.9 | ||
| 4 | Etsuko Komiya | 13.1 | ||
| 5 | Flora Hofman | Unknown |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | 12.5 | ||
| 2 | Rauni Essman | 12.8 | ||
| 3 | Elisabeth Koning | 12.9 | ||
| 4 | Marguerite Perrou | 12.3 | ||
| 5 | Li Sen | Unknown |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Eileen Hiscock | 12.6 | ||
| 2 | Annette Rogers | 12.8 | ||
| 3 | Alida de Vries | 13.0 | ||
| 4 | Charlotte Machmer | Unknown | ||
| 5 | Ebba From | Unknown |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Käthe Krauß | 12.1 | ||
| 2 | Aileen Meagher | 12.4 | ||
| 3 | Audrey Brown | 12.6 | ||
| 4 | Vera Romanić | Unknown | ||
| 5 | Claudia Testoni | Unknown |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marie Dollinger | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | Barbara Burke | 12.4 | ||
| 3 | Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou | 12.8 | ||
| 4 | Yvonne Mabille | Unknown | ||
| 5 | Raquel Martínez | Unknown |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Helen Stephens | 11.5 | ||
| 2 | Käthe Krauß | 11.9 | ||
| 3 | Emmy Albus | 12.2 | ||
| 4 | Eileen Hiscock | Unknown | ||
| 5 | Aileen Meagher | Unknown | ||
| 6 | Johanna Vancura | Unknown |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Marie Dollinger | 12.0 | ||
| 2 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | 12.0 | ||
| 3 | Annette Rogers | 12.1 | ||
| 4 | Barbara Burke | 12.2 | ||
| 5 | Jeanette Dolson | Unknown | ||
| 6 | Rauni Essman | Unknown |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| Helen Stephens | 11.5 | ||
| Stanisława Walasiewicz | 11.7 | ||
| Käthe Krauß | 11.9 | ||
| 4 | Marie Dollinger | 12.0 | |
| 5 | Annette Rogers | 12.2 | |
| 6 | Emmy Albus | 12.3 |