# Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 16–17 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | Philomena Mensah Canada | Tania Van Heer Australia |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next four fastest qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 11.20 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joice Maduaka | England | 11.32 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.34 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tania Van Heer | Australia | 11.36 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.38 | q |
| 7 | 4 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 11.42 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 11.43 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Marcia Richardson | England | 11.45 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.53 | q |
| 11 | 4 | Govindasamy Shanti | Malaysia | 11.58 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Tamara Perry | Canada | 11.59 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Martha Adusei | Canada | 11.61 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 11.62 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Malgorzata Rostek | Scotland | 11.69 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.69 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Simmone Jacobs | England | 11.74 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Anne-Marie Mouri | Cameroon | 11.92 | |
| 19 | 3 | Adi Waqanitoga | Fiji | 12.15 | |
| 20 | 2 | Marang Kinteh | Gambia | 12.33 | |
| 21 | 1 | Elisa Cossa | Mozambique | 12.38 | |
| 22 | 3 | Ekunddayo Williams | Sierra Leone | 12.44 | |
| 23 | 1 | Desiree Cocks | Anguilla | 12.72 | |
| 24 | 4 | Tricia Flores | Belize | 13.23 | |
| | 1 | Edwige Abena Fouda | Cameroon | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.6 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.22 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 11.22 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tania Van Heer | Australia | 11.35 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 2 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 11.41 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 11.44 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Joice Maduaka | England | 11.46 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Marcia Richardson | England | 11.47 | |
| 9 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.53 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Govindasamy Shanti | Malaysia | 11.58 | |
| 11 | 1 | Tamara Perry | Canada | 11.61 | |
| 12 | 2 | Martha Adusei | Canada | 11.68 | |
| 13 | 2 | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.69 | |
| 14 | 1 | Simmone Jacobs | England | 11.71 | |
| 15 | 1 | Monica Twum | Ghana | 11.72 | |
| 16 | 2 | Sonia Williams | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.82 | |
| 17 | 1 | Malgorzata Rostek | Scotland | 11.83 | |

### Final

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.06 | |
| | 3 | Philomena Mensah | Canada | 11.19 | |
| | 4 | Tania Van Heer | Australia | 11.29 | PB |
| 4 | 8 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 11.37 | |
| 5 | 6 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.39 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone | Australia | 11.41 | |
| 7 | 7 | Joice Maduaka | England | 11.50 | |
| 8 | 2 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.63 | |