Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 440 yards
Appearance
Women's 440 yards at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Independence Park, Kingston | |||||||||
Dates | August 6 and 8, 1966 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 440 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the first and last time that this imperial distance was contested by women at the Games: in 1970 it was replaced by the 400 metres.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Judy Pollock Australia |
Deidre Watkinson England |
Una Morris Jamaica |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification for final
[edit]The first 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Lillian Board | England | 54.7 | Q |
2 | 1 | Cecilia Carter | Canada | 54.7 | Q |
3 | 1 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 55.0 | q |
4 | 1 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | 55.4 | q |
1 | Octavia Straker | Trinidad and Tobago | DNF | ||
1 | Ana Ramacake | Fiji | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Deidre Watkinson | England | 55.1 | Q |
2 | 2 | Janet Maddin | Canada | 56.6 | Q |
3 | 2 | Thelwyn Appleby | Wales | 56.8 | |
4 | 2 | Barbara Lyall | Scotland | 57.0 | |
5 | 2 | Pam Piercy | England | 57.2 | |
6 | 2 | Titi Adeleke | Nigeria | 1:00.0 | |
1 | 3 | Judy Pollock | Australia | 52.91 | Q |
2 | 3 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 54.7 | Q |
3 | 3 | Joy Grieveson | England | 55.6 | |
4 | 3 | Mary Rajamani | Malaysia | 57.8 | |
5 | 3 | Jocelyn Haynes | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.9 | |
6 | 3 | Lucene Prince | Antigua and Barbuda | 1:03.8 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Judy Pollock | Australia | 53.0 | ||
Deidre Watkinson | England | 54.1 | ||
Una Morris | Jamaica | 54.2 | ||
4 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 54.4 | |
5 | Lillian Board | England | 54.7 | |
6 | Cecilia Carter | Canada | 55.0 | |
7 | Janet Maddin | Canada | 55.3 | |
8 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | 55.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats & Semifinals results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.