The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Irina Press Soviet Union
|
Rimma Koshelyova Soviet Union
|
Snezhana Kerkova Bulgaria
|
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Irina Press | Soviet Union |
11.28 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Rossitsa Madzharska | Bulgaria |
11.52 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Thelma Hopkins |  Great Britain |
11.63 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sanda Grosu |  Romania |
11.80 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hilke Thymm-Windh |  West Germany |
11.83 | |
| 1 | Elżbieta Krzesińska |  Poland |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 1 | Rimma Koshelyova | Soviet Union |
11.1 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria |
11.2 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hisako Tamura |  Japan |
11.6 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Fausta Galuzzi |  Italy |
12.0 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hatibi Hakhire |  Albania |
13.3 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Irina Press | Soviet Union |
10.90 | |
 |
Rimma Koshelyova | Soviet Union |
11.01 | |
 |
Snezhana Kerkova | Bulgaria |
11.09 | |
| 4 | Rossitsa Madzharska | Bulgaria |
11.48 | |
| 5 | Thelma Hopkins | Great Britain |
11.53 | |
| 6 | Hisako Tamura | Japan |
11.54 |
References
| Sprint hurdles at the Summer World University Games | |
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| Men's 110 m h | |
| Women's 80 m h | |
| Women's 100 m h | |
| World University Games champions in women's 80 metres hurdles / 100 metres hurdles | |
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| 80 metres hurdles (1959–1967) |
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| 100 metres hurdles (1970–present) |
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