Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's pentathlon
The women's pentathlon event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 24 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that combined events were contested at the Games.
Results[edit]
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 200m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mary Peters |  Northern Ireland | 13.6 | 16.13 | 1.66 | 5.73 | 24.3 | 5148 | GR |
 | Ann Wilson |  England | 13.6 | 11.04 | 1.72 | 6.55 | 24.6 | 5037 | |
 | Jenny Meldrum |  Canada | 14.2 | 13.11 | 1.57 | 5.73 | 24.8 | 4736 | |
| 4 | Moira Walls |  Scotland | 14.0 | 9.28 | 1.69 | 6.39 | 25.5 | 4704 | |
| 5 | Susan Scott | England | 13.7 | 11.58 | 1.48 | 5.94 | 24.7 | 4681 | |
| 6 | Ruth Martin-Jones |  Wales | 15.0 | 10.96 | 1.54 | 5.95 | 24.9 | 4497 | |
| 7 | Shirley Clelland | England | 14.4 | 10.21 | 1.51 | 5.95 | 25.2 | 4458 | |
| 8 | Yvonne Saunders |  Jamaica | 14.8 | 9.13 | 1.69 | 5.70 | 25.4 | 4441 | |
| 9 | Modupe Oshikoya |  Nigeria | 14.9 | 7.93 | 1.69 | 5.89 | 25.0 | 4411 | |
| 10 | Diane Jones | Canada | 15.5 | 12.79 | 1.66 | 5.45 | 27.1 | 4388 | |
| 11 | Lindy Carruthers | Scotland | 14.2 | 9.19 | 1.48 | 5.59 | 25.5 | 4265 | |
| 12 | Moira Niccol | Scotland | 14.4 | 8.68 | 1.51 | 5.61 | 25.5 | 4236 | |
| 13 | June Hirst | Wales | 14.7 | 8.37 | 1.54 | 5.59 | 25.9 | 4165 | |
| 14 | Anita De Gregory |  Bahamas | 16.0 | 8.49 | 1.40 | 5.21 | 25.6 | 3801 | |
| 15 | Genevieve Carosin |  Mauritius | 18.1 | 7.66 | 1.40 | 5.14 | 27.0 | 3403 | |
| Pam Kilborn |  Australia | 13.3 | 9.60 | ?.?? | – | – | DNF | ||
| Penny McCallum | Australia | 13.7 | 8.23 | ?.?? | – | – | DNF | ||
| Maureen Caird | Australia | 13.5 | ?.?? | – | – | – | DNF | ||
| Barbara Poulsen |  New Zealand | DNS | – | – | – | – | DNS |
References[edit]
- Detailed results (p11)
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