Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 220 yards event.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Raelene Boyle Australia |
Alice Annum Ghana |
Margaret Critchley England |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +5.7 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +1.0 m/s, Heat 5: +8.8 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Maureen Tranter | England | 23.4 | Q |
2 | 1 | Stephanie Berto | Canada | 23.8 | Q |
3 | 1 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 23.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | Wales | 24.6 | q | |
5 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.7 | ||
6 | 1 | Gambia | 26.4 | ||
7 | 1 | Ghana | 26.7 | ||
1 | 2 | Margaret Critchley | England | 23.5 | Q |
2 | 2 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 23.59 | Q |
3 | 2 | Northern Ireland | 24.3 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Canada | 24.7 | ||
5 | 2 | Wales | 25.2 | ||
6 | 2 | Claudette Powell | Bahamas | 25.7 | |
7 | 2 | Georgiana Freeman | Gambia | 27.5 | |
1 | 3 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 23.4 | Q |
2 | 3 | Della James | England | 24.1 | Q |
3 | 3 | Scotland | 24.9 | Q | |
4 | 3 | Olajumoke Bodunrin | Nigeria | 24.9 | |
5 | 3 | Ceylon | 25.7 | ||
6 | 3 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 26.0 | |
1 | 4 | Marion Hoffman | Australia | 23.84 | Q |
2 | 4 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 24.0 | Q |
3 | 4 | Scotland | 24.1 | Q | |
4 | 4 | Adlin Mair-Clarke | Jamaica | 24.7 | |
5 | 4 | Northern Ireland | 25.1 | ||
6 | 4 | Janet Omorogbe | Nigeria | 25.2 | |
1 | 5 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 23.4 | Q |
2 | 5 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 23.58 | Q |
3 | 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.7 | Q | |
4 | 5 | Wales | 24.9 | ||
5 | 5 | Zambia | 25.6 | ||
5 | Gibraltar | DNS |
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +3.3 m/s, Heat 2: +3.9 m/s
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Margaret Critchley | England | 23.1 | Q |
2 | 1 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 23.2 | Q |
3 | 1 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 23.39 | Q |
4 | 1 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 23.5 | Q |
5 | 1 | Scotland | 23.9 | ||
6 | 1 | Stephanie Berto | Canada | 23.9 | |
7 | 1 | Northern Ireland | 24.3 | ||
8 | 1 | Wales | 24.7 | ||
1 | 2 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 23.69 | Q |
2 | 2 | Maureen Tranter | England | 23.8 | Q |
3 | 2 | Marion Hoffman | Australia | 23.82 | Q |
4 | 2 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 23.9 | Q |
5 | 2 | Della James | England | 24.1 | |
6 | 2 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 24.3 | |
7 | 2 | Scotland | 24.7 | ||
8 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.9 |
Final[]
Held on 22 July
Wind: +4.0 m/s
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 22.75 | ||
3 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 22.86 | ||
1 | Margaret Critchley | England | 23.16 | ||
4 | 5 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 23.4 | |
5 | 7 | Maureen Tranter | England | 23.5 | |
6 | 6 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 23.62 | |
7 | 2 | Marion Hoffman | Australia | 23.79 | |
8 | 8 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 23.8 |
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games