Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards
Appearance
The women's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marlene Mathews-Willard Australia |
Betty Cuthbert Australia |
Heather Young England |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 24.5 | Q |
2 | 1 | Maureen Rever | Canada | 25.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | Alix Jamieson | Scotland | 26.0 | |
4 | 1 | Daphne Williams | Wales | 27.5 | |
1 | Claudette Masdammer | British Guiana | DNF | ||
1 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | 24.3 | Q |
2 | 2 | Moyra Hiscox | England | 24.6 | Q |
3 | 2 | Doris Tyndall | Scotland | 25.2 | |
4 | 2 | Maeve Kyle | Northern Ireland | 25.7 | |
5 | 2 | Folashade Payne | Nigeria | 26.2 | |
1 | 3 | June Paul | England | 24.7 | Q |
2 | 3 | Freyda Berman | Canada | 25.7 | Q |
3 | 3 | Gwyneth Lewis | Wales | 26.5 | |
4 | 3 | Daisy Williams | Sierra Leone | 27.4 | |
1 | 4 | Marianne Dew | England | 24.4 | Q |
2 | 4 | Edith Shaw | South Africa | 24.7 | Q |
3 | 4 | Jean Whitehead | Wales | 25.2 | |
4 | 4 | Elizabeth Bright | Sierra Leone | 27.8 | |
1 | 5 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada | 24.4 | Q |
2 | 5 | Magdalena Myburgh | South Africa | 24.7 | Q |
3 | 5 | Moira Campbell | Scotland | 25.4 | |
4 | 5 | Stephanie D'Souza | India | 26.2 | |
1 | 6 | Heather Young | England | 24.7 | Q |
2 | 6 | Marise Chamberlain | New Zealand | 25.8 | Q |
3 | 6 | Isabel Bond | Scotland | 26.2 | |
4 | 6 | Jacqueline Barnett | Wales | 27.0 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 24.0 | Q |
2 | 1 | Heather Young | England | 24.1 | Q |
3 | 1 | Magdalena Myburgh | South Africa | 24.5 | Q |
4 | 1 | Freyda Berman | Canada | 26.0 | |
1 | Marianne Dew | England | DQ | ||
1 | Marise Chamberlain | New Zealand | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | 24.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | June Paul | England | 24.1 | Q |
3 | 2 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada | 24.1 | Q |
4 | 2 | Moyra Hiscox | England | 24.9 | |
5 | 2 | Edith Shaw | South Africa | 25.1 | |
6 | 2 | Maureen Rever | Canada | 25.3 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | 23.65 | GR | |
Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 23.77 | ||
Heather Young | England | 23.9 | ||
4 | June Paul | England | 24.0 | |
5 | Magdalena Myburgh | South Africa | 24.4 | |
6 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada | 24.7 |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.