The women's pentathlon event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 24 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that combined events were contested at the Games.
Results edit
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mary Peters |  Northern Ireland |
13.6 | 16.13 | 1.66 | 5.73 | 24.3 | 5148 | GR |
 |
Ann Wilson |  England |
13.6 | 11.04 | 1.72 | 6.55 | 24.6 | 5037 | |
 |
Jenny Meldrum |  Canada |
14.2 | 13.11 | 1.57 | 5.73 | 24.8 | 4736 | |
| 4 | Moira Walls |  Scotland |
14.0 | 9.28 | 1.69 | 6.39 | 25.5 | 4704 | |
| 5 | Susan Scott | England |
13.7 | 11.58 | 1.48 | 5.94 | 24.7 | 4681 | |
| 6 | Ruth Martin-Jones |  Wales |
15.0 | 10.96 | 1.54 | 5.95 | 24.9 | 4497 | |
| 7 | Shirley Clelland | England |
14.4 | 10.21 | 1.51 | 5.95 | 25.2 | 4458 | |
| 8 | Yvonne Saunders |  Jamaica |
14.8 | 9.13 | 1.69 | 5.70 | 25.4 | 4441 | |
| 9 | Modupe Oshikoya |  Nigeria |
14.9 | 7.93 | 1.69 | 5.89 | 25.0 | 4411 | |
| 10 | Diane Jones | Canada |
15.5 | 12.79 | 1.66 | 5.45 | 27.1 | 4388 | |
| 11 | Lindy Carruthers | Scotland |
14.2 | 9.19 | 1.48 | 5.59 | 25.5 | 4265 | |
| 12 | Moira Niccol | Scotland |
14.4 | 8.68 | 1.51 | 5.61 | 25.5 | 4236 | |
| 13 | June Hirst | Wales |
14.7 | 8.37 | 1.54 | 5.59 | 25.9 | 4165 | |
| 14 | Anita De Gregory |  Bahamas |
16.0 | 8.49 | 1.40 | 5.21 | 25.6 | 3801 | |
| 15 | Genevieve Carosin |  Mauritius |
18.1 | 7.66 | 1.40 | 5.14 | 27.0 | 3403 | |
| Pam Kilborn |  Australia |
13.3 | 9.60 | ?.?? | – | – | DNF | ||
| Penny McCallum | Australia |
13.7 | 8.23 | ?.?? | – | – | DNF | ||
| Maureen Caird | Australia |
13.5 | ?.?? | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Barbara Poulsen |  New Zealand |
DNS | – | – | – | – | DNS |
References edit
- Detailed results (p11)