Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 100 metres
# Athletics at the 1957 World University Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1957 World University Games was held at the Stadium Charlety in Paris on 5 and 6 September 1957.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Manfred Germar West Germany | Ira Murchison United States | Leonid Bartenyev Soviet Union |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ? | Ira Murchison | United States | 10.8 | Q |
| 1 | ? | Leonid Bartenyev | Soviet Union | 11.1 | Q |
| 2 | ? | Jeffrey | Great Britain | 11.2 | Q |
| 1 | ? | Sándor Jakabfy | Hungary | 11.2 | Q |
| 1 | ? | Whitehead | Great Britain | 11.3 | Q |
| 4 | ? | Armando Roca | Spain | 11.3 | |
| 1 | ? | Manfred Germar | West Germany | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | ? | Jaime López Amor | Spain | 11.4 | Q |
| 5 | ? | Melanio Asensio | Spain | 11.6 | |

### Quarterfinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ? | Ira Murchison | United States | 10.8 | Q |
| 1 | ? | Manfred Germar | West Germany | 10.9 | Q |
| 1 | ? | Sándor Jakabfy | Hungary | 11.0 | Q |
| 5 | ? | Jaime López Amor | Spain | 11.5 | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ? | ? | Ira Murchison | United States | 10.8 | Q |
| ? | ? | Leonid Bartenyev | Soviet Union | 10.8 | Q |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Manfred Germar | West Germany | 10.5 |
| | 1 | Ira Murchison | United States | 10.6 |
| | 3 | Leonid Bartenyev | Soviet Union | 10.7 |
| 4 | 6 | Sándor Jakabfy | Hungary | 10.8 |
| 5 | 5 | Zdzisław Szczepański | Poland | 10.9 |
| 6 | 4 | Joël Caprice | France | 10.9 |
