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.

Women's 200 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Raelene Boyle
  Australia
Alice Annum
  Ghana
Margaret Critchley
  England

Results

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Heats

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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 Pat Shiels   Wales 24.6 q
5 1 Joan Porter   Trinidad and Tobago 24.7
6 1 Princess Small   Gambia 26.4
7 1 Zetha Cofie   Ghana 26.7
1 2 Margaret Critchley   England 23.5 Q
2 2 Raelene Boyle   Australia 23.59 Q
3 2 Nooline McGarvey   Northern Ireland 24.3 Q
4 2 Janet Maddin   Canada 24.7
5 2 Hillary Davies   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 Maureen McLeish   Scotland 24.9 Q
4 3 Olajumoke Bodunrin   Nigeria 24.9
5 3 Kahanda Badra   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 Elizabeth Sutherland   Scotland 24.1 Q
4 4 Adlin Mair-Clarke   Jamaica 24.7
5 4 Linda Teskey   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 Joslyn Holder   Trinidad and Tobago 24.7 Q
4 5 Michelle Smith   Wales 24.9
5 5 Jane Chikambwe   Zambia 25.6
5 Sharon Ochello   Gibraltar DNS

Semifinals

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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 Elizabeth Sutherland   Scotland 23.9
6 1 Stephanie Berto   Canada 23.9
7 1 Nooline McGarvey   Northern Ireland 24.3
8 1 Pat Shiels   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 Maureen McLeish   Scotland 24.7
8 2 Joslyn Holder   Trinidad and Tobago 24.9

Final

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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

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.