Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards

Women's 220 yards
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
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Marathonmen
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High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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

Gold Silver Bronze
Marlene Mathews-Willard
 Australia 		Betty Cuthbert
 Australia 		Heather Young
 England

Results

Heats

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

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

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marlene Mathews-Willard  Australia 23.65 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Betty Cuthbert  Australia 23.77
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.