The women's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November and Monday 26 November 1962.
| Women's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat, Western Australia | |||||||||
| Date | 24 November 1962 (round 1 and semis) 26 November 1962 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 11.2 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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23 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 ahead of Doreen Porter from New Zealand and Australian Brenda Cox who won bronze. Hyman won the final in a slow time of 11.2 seconds running into a headwind of 5.8 m/s. It was the first time since 1934 that this event was not won by an Australian.[1]
Records edit
| World record |  Marlene Mathews (AUS) |
10.3 | Sydney, Australia | 20 March 1958 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Marlene Mathews (AUS) |
10.6 | Cardiff, Wales | 22 July 1958 | [2] |
Round 1 edit
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenys Beasley | Australia |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ann Packer |  England |
11.3 | Q |
| 3 | Yvonne Breeden |  Canada |
11.4 | Q |
| 4 | Carmen Williams |  Jamaica |
11.9 | |
| 5 | Janette Neil |  Scotland |
12.0 | |
| 6 | Grace Hogan |  Ghana |
12.5 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Hyman | England |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Brenda Cox | Australia |
11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Christiana Boateng | Ghana |
11.2 | Q |
| 4 | Molly Cowan |  New Zealand |
11.6 | |
| 5 | Joan Atkinson |  Northern Ireland |
11.6 | |
| 6 | Adlin Mair | Jamaica |
11.7 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Moore | England |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Nola Bond | New Zealand |
11.2 | Q |
| 4 | Carmen Smith | Jamaica |
11.4 | |
| 5 | Maca Vakalala |  Fiji |
11.6 | |
| 6 | Patricia Dalton |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
11.8 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Porter | New Zealand |
10.9 | Q |
| 2 | Joyce Bennett | Australia |
11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Daphne Arden | England |
11.1 | Q |
| 4 | Rose Hart | Ghana |
11.4 | |
| 5 | Ouida Walker | Jamaica |
11.5 |
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Hyman | England |
10.7 | Q |
| 2 | Christiana Boateng | Ghana |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Daphne Arden | England |
10.9 | Q |
| 4 | Glenys Beasley | Australia |
11.0 | |
| 5 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia |
11.0 | |
| 6 | Nola Bond | New Zealand |
11.2 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenda Cox | Australia |
10.9 | Q |
| 2 | Doreen Porter | New Zealand |
11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Betty Moore | England |
11.0 | Q |
| 4 | Joyce Bennett | Australia |
11.1 | |
| 5 | Ann Packer | England |
11.2 | |
| 6 | Yvonne Breeden | Canada |
11.5 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dorothy Hyman | England |
11.2 | |
 |
Doreen Porter | New Zealand |
11.3 | |
 |
Brenda Cox | Australia |
11.4 | |
| 4 | Christiana Boateng | Ghana |
11.6 | |
| 5 | Daphne Arden | England |
11.6 | |
| 6 | Betty Moore | England |
11.7 | |
| Wind: +5.8 m/s[1] | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Records in high jump". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (23 July 1958). "Marlene Mathews in thrilling 100yds win". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
- ^ "Results of the women's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2014.