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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards

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Women's 220 yards
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The women's 220 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 and 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Marjorie Jackson
 Australia 		Winsome Cripps
 Australia 		Shirley Hampton
 England

Results

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Heats

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Held on 5 August

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Winsome Cripps  Australia 24.7 Q
2 1 Ann Johnson  England 25.4 Q
3 1 Shirley Burgess  England 25.4
4 1 Diane Palmason  Canada 25.9
5 1 Norma Higgs  Canada 26.4
1 2 Marjorie Jackson  Australia 24.3 Q
2 2 Shirley Hampton  England 25.5 Q
3 2 Patricia Devine  Scotland 25.7
4 2 Annabelle Murray  Canada 26.2
1 3 Geraldine Bemister  Canada 25.6 Q
2 3 Heather Armitage  England 25.6 Q
3 3 Nancy Fogarty  Australia 25.8
3 Marlene Mathews  Australia DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marjorie Jackson  Australia 24.0 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Winsome Cripps  Australia 24.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shirley Hampton  England 25.0
4 Ann Johnson  England 25.2
5 Heather Armitage  England 25.3
6 Geraldine Bemister  Canada 25.5

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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