Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 440 yards
Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | women |
880 yd | men | women |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 miles walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The women's 440 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the first and last time that this imperial distance was contested at the Games for women later replaced by the 400 metres.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Judy Pollock Australia |
Deidre Watkinson England |
Una Morris Jamaica |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Lillian Board | England | 54.7 | Q |
2 | 1 | Canada | 54.7 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 55.0 | q |
4 | 1 | Wales | 55.4 | q | |
1 | Trinidad and Tobago | DNF | |||
1 | Ana Ramacake | Fiji | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Deidre Watkinson | England | 55.1 | Q |
2 | 2 | Canada | 56.6 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Wales | 56.8 | ||
4 | 2 | Scotland | 57.0 | ||
5 | 2 | Pam Piercy | England | 57.2 | |
6 | 2 | Nigeria | 1:00.0 | ||
1 | 3 | Judy Pollock | Australia | 52.91 | Q |
2 | 3 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 54.7 | Q |
3 | 3 | Joy Grieveson | England | 55.6 | |
4 | 3 | Mary Rajamani | Malaysia | 57.8 | |
5 | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.9 | ||
6 | 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1:03.8 |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Judy Pollock | Australia | 53.0 | ||
Deidre Watkinson | England | 54.1 | ||
Una Morris | Jamaica | 54.2 | ||
4 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 54.4 | |
5 | Lillian Board | England | 54.7 | |
6 | Canada | 55.0 | ||
7 | Canada | 55.3 | ||
8 | Wales | 55.5 |
References[]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats & Semifinals results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games