Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

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The women's 1500 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold Silver Bronze
Mary Stewart
 England 		Christine Benning
 England 		Penny Werthner
 Canada

Results[]

Heats[]

Held on 11 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Mary Stewart  England 4:15.88 Q
2 2 Penny Werthner  Canada 4:16.40 Q
3 1 Christine McMeekin  Scotland 4:16.99 Q
4 1 Alison Wright  New Zealand 4:17.03 Q
5 1  Kenya 4:17.11 Q
6 1 Christine Benning  England 4:17.19 Q
7 2  Australia 4:17.45 Q
8 2  Kenya 4:17.54 Q
9 1  Canada 4:17.58 Q
10 1 Christina Boxer  England 4:17.90 q
11 2  Wales 4:18.36 Q
12 2 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 4:18.95 q
13 2  Kenya 4:20.98
14 2  Tanzania 4:20.98
15 1 Mwinga Mwanjala  Tanzania 4:21.37
16 1  Australia 4:22.61
17 1 Debbie Scott  Canada 4:24.36
18 2  Northern Ireland 4:41.46
19 1  Ghana 4:43.08
20 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4:53.71
21 2  Singapore 4:58.52
22 1  Turks and Caicos Islands 5:06.90
2  Sierra Leone DNS

Final[]

Held on 12 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mary Stewart  England 4:06.34
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christine Benning  England 4:07.53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Penny Werthner  Canada 4:08.14
4 Christine McMeekin  Scotland 4:12.43
5  Wales 4:12.72
6 Alison Wright  New Zealand 4:12.93
7  Canada 4:16.88
8  Australia 4:17.30
9  Kenya 4:18.72
10  Kenya 4:23.17
11 Christina Boxer  England 4:26.14
12 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 4:26.28

References[]

  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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