The women's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Australia
|
Winsome Cripps Australia
|
Edna Maskell Northern Rhodesia
|
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Australia |
10.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Anne Pashley |  England |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Geraldine Bemister |  Canada |
11.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Shirley Burgess | England |
11.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | Patricia Devine |  Scotland |
11.1 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nancy Fogarty | Australia |
11.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Dorothy Kozak | Canada |
11.2 | |
| 8 | 1 | Noeline Swinton |  New Zealand |
11.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Winsome Cripps | Australia |
10.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Edna Maskell | Northern Rhodesia |
11.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Heather Armitage | England |
11.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Shirley Hampton | England |
11.2 | |
| 5 | 2 | Thelma Jones |  Bermuda |
11.3 | |
| 6 | 2 | Annabelle Murray | Canada |
11.4 | |
| 7 | 2 | Margery Squires | Canada |
11.5 | |
| ? | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia |
DNF |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Australia |
10.7w | |
 |
Winsome Cripps | Australia |
10.8w | |
 |
Edna Maskell | Northern Rhodesia |
10.8w | |
| 4 | Anne Pashley | England |
10.9w | |
| 5 | Geraldine Bemister | Canada |
10.9w | |
| 6 | Heather Armitage | England |
11.0w |
References edit
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.