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 edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marlene Mathews-Willard Australia
|
Betty Cuthbert Australia
|
Heather Young England
|
Results edit
Heats edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.