# Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1999 Summer Universiade was held on 10 and 11 July at the Estadio Son Moix in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Angela Williams United States | Katia Benth France | Virgen Benavides Cuba |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: -1.6 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.2 m/s, Heat 4: -1.8 m/s, Heat 5: -2.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Katia Benth | France | 11.49 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Virgen Benavides | Cuba | 11.50 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 11.65 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.65 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 11.67 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | Shanta Gosh | Germany | 11.73 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Yelena Anisimova | Russia | 11.78 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | Torri Edwards | United States | 11.82 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Annika Amundin | Sweden | 11.86 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Manuela Grillo | Italy | 11.88 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Angela Williams | United States | 11.89 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Esi Benyarku | Canada | 11.95 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Elena Sordelli | Italy | 11.95 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Katleen De Caluwé | Belgium | 11.96 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Lisette Rondón | Chile | 11.97 | Q, SB |
| 16 | 5 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 12.01 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 12.03 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Carmen Blay | Spain | 12.03 | Q |
| 19 | 4 | Marit Nyberg Birknes | Norway | 12.04 | q |
| 20 | 4 | Arantxa Iglesias | Spain | 12.05 | q |
| 20 | 5 | Ann Helen Rinden | Norway | 12.05 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 12.06 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Yuliya Vertyanova | Russia | 12.10 | q |
| 24 | 3 | Yessica Torres | Mexico | 12.19 | Q |
| 25 | 5 | Suzaan Louwrens | South Africa | 12.19 | |
| 26 | 3 | Gloria Kemasuode | Nigeria | 12.22 | |
| 27 | 2 | Anais Oyembo | Gabon | 12.24 | |
| 28 | 2 | Juliet Tajiri | Uganda | 12.38 | |
| 29 | 2 | Seynabou Ndiaye | Senegal | 12.41 | |
| 30 | 5 | Nancy Castillo | Mexico | 12.56 | |
| 31 | 3 | Maritza Figueroa | Nicaragua | 12.57 | |
| 32 | 4 | Adriana Lewis | Peru | 12.62 | |
| 33 | 5 | Yemi Ogunbanwo | Nigeria | 12.66 | |
| 34 | 5 | Zuleyka Almodovar | Puerto Rico | 12.78 | |
| 35 | 2 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 12.87 | |
| 36 | 4 | Diana Fournouzlian | Lebanon | 13.20 | |
| 37 | 1 | Christine Sciberras | Malta | 13.42 | |
| 38 | 1 | Dinh Thi Thuy | Vietnam | 13.97 | |
| | 3 | Denia Barton | Costa Rica | DNS | |
| | 3 | Sazie Nicolas | France | DNS | |

### Quarterfinals

Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Virgen Benavides | Cuba | 11.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Katia Benth | France | 11.35 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 11.39 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Angela Williams | United States | 11.44 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Shanta Gosh | Germany | 11.56 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Torri Edwards | United States | 11.57 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Manuela Grillo | Italy | 11.73 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 2 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 11.74 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Annika Amundin | Sweden | 11.74 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.74 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Yelena Anisimova | Russia | 11.75 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 11.77 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Katleen De Caluwé | Belgium | 11.79 | q |
| 15 | 2 | Elena Sordelli | Italy | 11.83 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Arantxa Iglesias | Spain | 11.86 | |
| 16 | 2 | Esi Benyarku | Canada | 11.86 | q |
| 18 | 1 | Ann Helen Rinden | Norway | 11.92 | |
| 18 | 3 | Marit Nyberg Birknes | Norway | 11.92 | |
| 20 | 3 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 11.97 | |
| 21 | 3 | Carmen Blay | Spain | 11.98 | |
| 22 | 1 | Lisette Rondón | Chile | 12.00 | |
| 23 | 1 | Yessica Torres | Mexico | 12.11 | |
| 24 | 2 | Yuliya Vertyanova | Russia | 12.18 | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Katia Benth | France | 11.27 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | Virgen Benavides | Cuba | 11.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Angela Williams | United States | 11.35 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 11.41 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.44 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Torri Edwards | United States | 11.45 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Shanta Gosh | Germany | 11.59 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.61 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Manuela Grillo | Italy | 11.71 | SB |
| 10 | 1 | Yelena Anisimova | Russia | 11.73 | |
| 11 | 1 | Annika Amundin | Sweden | 11.77 | |
| 11 | 2 | Katleen De Caluwé | Belgium | 11.77 | |
| 13 | 1 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 11.81 | |
| 14 | 1 | Elena Sordelli | Italy | 11.92 | |
| 15 | 2 | Esi Benyarku | Canada | 11.93 | |
| 16 | 2 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 11.94 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Angela Williams | United States | 11.19 |
| | Katia Benth | France | 11.23 |
| | Virgen Benavides | Cuba | 11.25 |
| 4 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.32 |
| 5 | Torri Edwards | United States | 11.34 |
| 6 | Aminata Diouf | Senegal | 11.37 |
| 7 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.55 |
| 8 | Shanta Gosh | Germany | 11.60 |