Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres
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The women's 400 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Yvonne Saunders Canada | Verona Bernard England | Charlene Rendina Australia |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Held on 25 January[2]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Verona Bernard | England | 53.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | Lorna Forde | Barbados | 54.7 | Q |
3 | 1 | Bethanie Nail | Australia | 55.16 | Q[3] |
4 | 1 | Florence Mbakwe | Nigeria | 55.4 | Q |
5 | 1 | Brenda Walsh | Canada | 56.12 | |
6 | 1 | Maleshoane Molomo | Lesotho | 1:02.96 | |
1 | 2 | Jannette Roscoe | England | 54.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Judy Canty | Australia | 54.10 | Q[3] |
3 | 2 | Evelyn McMeekin | Scotland | 55.0 | Q |
4 | 2 | Chee Swee Lee | Singapore | 56.2 | Q |
5 | 2 | Colleen Mills | New Zealand | 57.54 | |
6 | 2 | Padmadevi Valamootoo | Mauritius | 1:05.37 | |
1 | 3 | Charlene Rendina | Australia | 54.28 | Q[3] |
2 | 3 | Marilyn Neufville | Jamaica | 54.3 | Q |
3 | 3 | Sue Gukilau | New Zealand | 55.3 | Q |
4 | 3 | Roseline Joshua | Nigeria | 55.9 | Q |
5 | 3 | Joan Eddy | Canada | 57.58 | |
6 | 3 | Janet Manda | Malawi | 59.51 | |
1 | 4 | Yvonne Saunders | Canada | 53.0 | Q |
2 | 4 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 55.2 | Q |
3 | 4 | Dawn Webster | England | 55.44 | Q |
4 | 4 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | 55.8 | Q |
5 | 4 | Helen Opoku | Ghana | 57.01 | |
6 | 4 | Ngozi Nwosu | Nigeria | 58.03 |
Semifinals[edit]
Held on 25 January[2]
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Charlene Rendina | Australia | 52.82 | Q[3] |
2 | 1 | Marilyn Neufville | Jamaica | 53.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | Jannette Roscoe | England | 53.5 | Q |
4 | 1 | Judy Canty | Australia | 54.03 | Q[3] |
5 | 1 | Lorna Forde | Barbados | 54.36 | |
6 | 1 | Roseline Joshua | Nigeria | 54.67 | |
7 | 1 | Sue Gukilau | New Zealand | 55.76 | |
1 | Dawn Webster | England | DNF | ||
1 | 2 | Yvonne Saunders | Canada | 52.2 | Q |
2 | 2 | Verona Bernard | England | 53.8 | Q |
3 | 2 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 55.0 | Q |
4 | 2 | Bethanie Nail | Australia | 55.15 | Q[3] |
5 | 2 | Florence Mbakwe | Nigeria | 55.65 | |
6 | 2 | Evelyn McMeekin | Scotland | 55.66 | |
7 | 2 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | 56.07 | |
8 | 2 | Chee Swee Lee | Singapore | 56.71 |
Final[edit]
Held on 26 January
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Yvonne Saunders | Canada | 51.67 | ||
3 | Verona Bernard | England | 51.94 | ||
4 | Charlene Rendina | Australia | 52.08 | ||
4 | 8 | Jannette Roscoe | England | 53.18 | |
5 | ? | Judy Canty | Australia | 53.47 | |
6 | 2 | Marilyn Neufville | Jamaica | 54.04 | |
7 | 1 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 54.30 | |
8 | ? | Bethanie Nail | Australia | 54.54 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Heats & Semifinals results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1974. p. 72. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Australia results". Retrieved 26 December 2018.