Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 6 and 7 July 1983.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Natalya Petrova Soviet Union | Yelena Biserova Soviet Union | Benita Fitzgerald United States |

## Results

### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Natalya Petrova | Soviet Union | 12.98 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yelena Biserova | Soviet Union | 13.01 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Candy Young | United States | 13.14 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Benita Fitzgerald | United States | 13.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Anne Piquereau | France | 13.22 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mihaela Stoica | Romania | 13.26 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Susan Kameli | Canada | 13.27 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Karen Nelson | Canada | 13.38 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Patricia Rollo | Great Britain | 13.42 | |
| 10 | 2 | Grisel Machado | Cuba | 13.49 | |
| 11 | 2 | Juraciara da Silva | Brazil | 13.52 | |
| 12 | 1 | Karen Bowen | Jamaica | 14.10 | |
| 13 | 1 | Liu Meiling | China | 14.22 | |
| 14 | 2 | May Sardouk | Lebanon | 20.51 | |
| 15 | 2 | Ana Isabel Oliveira | Portugal | 26.43 | |

### Final

Wind: +0.1 m/s

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Natalya Petrova | Soviet Union | 13.04 |
| | Yelena Biserova | Soviet Union | 13.07 |
| | Benita Fitzgerald | United States | 13.24 |
| 4 | Candy Young | United States | 13.37 |
| 5 | Susan Kameli | Canada | 13.39 |
| 6 | Mihaela Stoica | Romania | 13.40 |
| 7 | Anne Piquereau | France | 13.49 |
| 8 | Karen Nelson | Canada | 13.62 |
