Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Raelene Boyle Australia
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Denise Robertson Australia
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Alice Annum Ghana
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Results[]
Heats[]
Held on 27 January
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +1.9 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Donna Murray |  England |
24.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ghana |
24.4 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Debbie Jones |  Bermuda |
24.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Northern Ireland |
24.71 | ||
| 5 | 1 |  Tanzania |
25.72 | ||
| 6 | 1 |  Malawi |
26.19 | ||
| 7 | 1 |  Tonga |
26.91 | ||
| 1 | Rose Allwood |  Jamaica |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Robyn Boak | Australia |
23.58 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | England |
24.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Marcia Trotman |  Barbados |
24.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Margaret MacGowan |  Canada |
24.37 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kim Robertson |  New Zealand |
24.56 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania |
25.20 | |
| 7 | 2 | Keta Iongi | Tonga |
25.67 | |
| 1 | 3 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
23.14 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Alice Annum | Ghana |
23.4 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand |
23.8 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lorna Forde | Barbados |
23.8 | q |
| 5 | 3 |  Scotland |
24.42 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Northern Ireland |
25.14 | ||
| 3 |  Fiji |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 4 | Denise Robertson | Australia |
23.14 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Patty Loverock | Canada |
23.6 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ruth Williams | Jamaica |
23.7 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Hannah Afriye | Ghana |
24.13 | |
| 5 | 4 | Barbara Martin | England |
24.23 | |
| 6 | 4 |  Nigeria |
24.44 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Fiji |
26.37 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada |
23.5 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Helen Golden | Scotland |
23.9 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | New Zealand |
24.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Ashanti Obi | Nigeria |
24.72 | |
| 5 | 5 |  Uganda |
24.72 | ||
| 6 | 5 |  Lesotho |
27.07 | ||
| 5 | Miriama Tuisorisori | Fiji |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
Held on 27 January
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denise Robertson | Australia |
23.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada |
23.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand |
23.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ruth Williams | Jamaica |
23.9 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Helen Golden | Scotland |
23.93 | |
| 6 | 1 | England |
24.13 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lorna Forde | Barbados |
24.15 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ghana |
24.77 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Alice Annum | Ghana |
23.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
23.30 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Robyn Boak | Australia |
23.51 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Patty Loverock | Canada |
23.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | New Zealand |
24.01 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Donna Murray | England |
24.17 | |
| 7 | 2 | Marcia Trotman | Barbados |
24.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Debbie Jones | Bermuda |
24.74 |
Final[]
Held on 29 January
Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Raelene Boyle | Australia |
22.50 | GR |
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4 | Denise Robertson | Australia |
22.73 | |
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7 | Alice Annum | Ghana |
22.90 | |
| 4 | 2 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada |
23.13 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ruth Williams | Jamaica |
23.39 | |
| 6 | 5 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand |
23.44 | |
| 7 | 1 | Robyn Boak | Australia |
23.45 | |
| 8 | 8 | Patty Loverock | Canada |
23.76 |
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games