The women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962.
| Women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 (round 1 and semis) 29 November 1962 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.8 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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22 runners competed in four heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.
The event was won by England's Dorothy Hyman in 23.8 seconds, who also won the 100 yard event earlier in the meet. Hyman finished ahead of the Australian pair of Joyce Bennett and Margaret Burvill. It was the first time since 1938 that this event was not won by an Australian.[1]
Records edit
| World record |  Betty Cuthbert (AUS) |
23.2 | Hobart, Australia | 7 March 1960 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Marlene Mathews (AUS) |
23.6 | Cardiff, Wales | 24 July 1958 | [2] |
Round 1 edit
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joyce Bennett | Australia |
24.4 | Q |
| 2 | Dorothy Hyman |  England |
24.5 | Q |
| 3 | Molly Cowan |  New Zealand |
25.0 | Q |
| 4 | Carmen Williams |  Jamaica |
26.8 | |
| 5 | Maca Vakalala |  Fiji |
27.1 | |
| Janette Neil |  Scotland |
DNS |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Burvill | Australia |
24.4 | Q |
| 2 | Ann Packer | England |
24.8 | Q |
| 3 | Nola Bond | New Zealand |
25.5 | Q |
| 4 | Joan Atkinson |  Northern Ireland |
25.6 | |
| 5 | Carmen Smith | Jamaica |
25.9 | |
| 6 | Patricia Dalton |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
26.2 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Porter | New Zealand |
24.7 | Q |
| 2 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
24.9 | Q |
| 3 | Joy Grieveson | England |
25.2 | Q |
| 4 | Christiana Boateng |  Ghana |
25.5 | |
| 5 | Adlin Mair | Jamaica |
26.5 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenda Cox | Australia |
24.7 | Q |
| 2 | Daphne Arden | England |
24.8 | Q |
| 3 | Yvonne Breeden |  Canada |
25.3 | Q |
| 4 | Rose Hart | Ghana |
25.6 | |
| 5 | Ouida Walker | Jamaica |
26.0 |
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Hyman | England |
24.0 | Q |
| 2 | Margaret Burvill | Australia |
24.1 | Q |
| 3 | Brenda Cox | Australia |
24.1 | Q |
| 4 | Ann Packer | England |
24.5 | |
| 5 | Nola Bond | New Zealand |
25.4 | |
| 6 | Yvonne Breeden | Canada |
25.5 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joyce Bennett | Australia |
24.0 | Q |
| 2 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
24.3 | Q |
| 3 | Doreen Porter | New Zealand |
24.6 | Q |
| 4 | Daphne Arden | England |
24.7 | |
| 5 | Molly Cowan | New Zealand |
25.0 | |
| 6 | Joy Grieveson | England |
25.1 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dorothy Hyman | England |
23.8 | |
 |
Joyce Bennett | Australia |
24.2 | |
 |
Margaret Burvill | Australia |
24.5 | |
| 4 | Brenda Cox | Australia |
24.5 | |
| 5 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
24.6 | |
| 6 | Doreen Porter | New Zealand |
24.8 | |
| Wind: +3.0 m/s[1] | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
- ^ "Mathews in exciting 220 yds. win". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e f "Results from Perth Games Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
- ^ "Results of the women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.