Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards
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The women's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marlene Mathews-Willard Australia | Betty Cuthbert Australia | Heather Young England |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 24.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Maureen Rever |  Canada | 25.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Alix Jamieson |  Scotland | 26.0 | |
| 4 | 1 | Daphne Williams |  Wales | 27.5 | |
| 1 | Claudette Masdammer |  British Guiana | DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | 24.3 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Moyra Hiscox | England | 24.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Doris Tyndall | Scotland | 25.2 | |
| 4 | 2 | Maeve Kyle |  Northern Ireland | 25.7 | |
| 5 | 2 | Folashade Payne |  Nigeria | 26.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | June Paul | England | 24.7 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Freyda Berman | Canada | 25.7 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Gwyneth Lewis | Wales | 26.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | Daisy Williams |  Sierra Leone | 27.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | Marianne Dew | England | 24.4 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Edith Shaw |  South Africa | 24.7 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jean Whitehead | Wales | 25.2 | |
| 4 | 4 | Elizabeth Bright | Sierra Leone | 27.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada | 24.4 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Magdalena Myburgh | South Africa | 24.7 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Moira Campbell | Scotland | 25.4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Stephanie D'Souza |  India | 26.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Heather Young | England | 24.7 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Marise Chamberlain |  New Zealand | 25.8 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Isabel Bond | Scotland | 26.2 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jacqueline Barnett | Wales | 27.0 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 24.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Heather Young | England | 24.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Magdalena Myburgh | South Africa | 24.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Freyda Berman | Canada | 26.0 | |
| 1 | Marianne Dew | England | DQ | ||
| 1 | Marise Chamberlain | New Zealand | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | 24.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | June Paul | England | 24.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada | 24.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Moyra Hiscox | England | 24.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Edith Shaw | South Africa | 25.1 | |
| 6 | 2 | Maureen Rever | Canada | 25.3 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | 23.65 | GR |
 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 23.77 | |
 | Heather Young | England | 23.9 | |
| 4 | June Paul | England | 24.0 | |
| 5 | Magdalena Myburgh | South Africa | 24.4 | |
| 6 | Eleanor Haslam | Canada | 24.7 |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1934–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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