# Athletics at the 1987 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on 13 and 14 July 1987.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Gwen Torrence United States | Irina Slyusar Soviet Union | Tina Iheagwam Nigeria |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 13 July
Wind: Heat 6: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova | Soviet Union | 11.30 | Q |
| 1 | 5 | Mary Berkeley | Great Britain | 11.50 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Liliana Allen | Cuba | 11.54 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 11.55 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Eusebia Riquelme | Cuba | 11.56 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Ethlyn Tate | Jamaica | 11.58 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Irina Slyusar | Soviet Union | 11.58 | q |
| 7 | 4 | Tina Iheagwam | Nigeria | 11.61 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 11.67 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Wendy Vereen | United States | 11.71 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | Vivienne Spence | Jamaica | 11.76 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Kornelija Šinković | Yugoslavia | 11.86 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Patricia Pérez | Chile | 11.93 | q |
| 13 | 3 | Park Mi-sun | South Korea | 11.99 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Rossella Tarolo | Italy | 12.01 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Annarita Balzani | Italy | 12.03 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Sue Alton | Australia | 12.06 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | Duška Suzić | Yugoslavia | 12.18 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Latifa Lahcen | Morocco | 12.18 | q |
| 19 | 1 | Gisèle Ongollo | Gabon | 12.26 | Q |
| 20 | 6 | Yvette Bonapart | Suriname | 12.29 | q |
| 21 | 5 | Sandra Govinden | Mauritius | 12.43 | q |
| 22 | 5 | Félicite Bada | Benin | 12.45 | q |
| 23 | 5 | Méryem Oumezdi | Morocco | 12.46 | q |
| 24 | 6 | Aminata Konaté | Guinea | 12.71 | |
| 25 | 6 | Carmen Cartagena | Peru | 12.74 | |
| 26 | 2 | Noshaba Khan | Pakistan | 12.77 | Q |
| 27 | 2 | Cecilia Núñez | Panama | 12.96 | |
| 28 | 3 | Peninnah Aligawesa | Uganda | 13.15 | |
| 29 | 2 | Lindani Stephenson | Guyana | 13.27 | |
| 30 | 3 | Chung Lai Lai | Hong Kong | 13.36 | |
| 31 | 1 | Adama Perkissam | Chad | 13.45 | |
| 32 | 4 | Teresa Maria Costa | São Tomé and Príncipe | 13.53 | |
| 33 | 6 | Adela Maha | Sudan | 16.82 | |
| 34 | 3 | Abdelgader Hanadi | Sudan | 16.88 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 14 July
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 11.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Wendy Vereen | United States | 11.39 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Irina Slyusar | Soviet Union | 11.41 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova | Soviet Union | 11.48 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Eusebia Riquelme | Cuba | 11.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Mary Berkeley | Great Britain | 11.54 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 11.56 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Vivienne Spence | Jamaica | 11.61 | |
| 9 | 1 | Tina Iheagwam | Nigeria | 11.63 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Ethlyn Tate | Jamaica | 11.66 | |
| 11 | 2 | Rossella Tarolo | Italy | 11.80 | |
| 12 | 1 | Kornelija Šinković | Yugoslavia | 11.84 | |
| 13 | 3 | Annarita Balzani | Italy | 11.98 | |
| 14 | 1 | Patricia Pérez | Chile | 12.01 | |
| 15 | 1 | Park Mi-sun | South Korea | 12.03 | |
| 16 | 3 | Sue Alton | Australia | 12.09 | |
| 17 | 3 | Duška Suzić | Yugoslavia | 12.17 | |
| 18 | 1 | Gisèle Ongollo | Gabon | 12.31 | |
| 18 | 2 | Latifa Lahcen | Morocco | 12.31 | |
| 20 | 1 | Yvette Bonapart | Suriname | 12.32 | |
| 21 | 2 | Félicite Bada | Benin | 12.42 | |
| 22 | 2 | Sandra Govinden | Mauritius | 12.59 | |
| 23 | 3 | Méryem Oumezdi | Morocco | 12.67 | |
| 24 | 1 | Noshaba Khan | Pakistan | 13.02 | |

### Final

Held on 14 July
Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Gwen Torrence | United States | 11.09 |
| | 4 | Irina Slyusar | Soviet Union | 11.34 |
| | 7 | Tina Iheagwam | Nigeria | 11.40 |
| 4 | 3 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova | Soviet Union | 11.41 |
| 5 | 4 | Wendy Vereen | United States | 11.41 |
| 6 | 2 | Eusebia Riquelme | Cuba | 11.41 |
| 7 | 8 | Mary Berkeley | Great Britain | 11.53 |
| 8 | 1 | Falilat Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 11.58 |