Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards

Women's 220 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (round 1 and semis)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (final)
Competitors 22 from 10 nations
Winning time 23.8 s
Medalists
 Dorothy Hyman   England
 Joyce Bennett   Australia
 Margaret Burvill   Australia

The women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962.

22 runners competed in four heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by England's Dorothy Hyman in 23.8 seconds, who also won the 100 yard event earlier in the meet. Hyman finished ahead of the Australian pair of Joyce Bennett and Margaret Burvill. It was the first time since 1938 that this event was not won by an Australian.[1]

Records

World record Betty Cuthbert (AUS)23.2Hobart, Australia7 March 1960
Commonwealth record'
Games record Marlene Mathews (AUS)23.6Cardiff, Wales24 July 1958[2]

Round 1

Heat 1

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Joyce Bennett) Australia24.4Q
2Dorothy Hyman England24.5Q
3Molly Cowan New Zealand25.0Q
4Carmen Williams Jamaica26.8
5Maca Vakalala Fiji27.1
Janette Neil ScotlandDNS

Heat 2

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Margaret Burvill Australia24.4Q
2Ann Packer England24.8Q
3Nola Bond New Zealand25.5Q
4Joan Atkinson Northern Ireland25.6
5Carmen Smith Jamaica25.9
6Patricia Dalton Rhodesia and Nyasaland26.2

Heat 3

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Doreen Porter New Zealand24.7Q
2Betty Cuthbert Australia24.9Q
3Joy Grieveson England25.2Q
4Christiana Boateng Ghana25.5
5Adlin Mair Jamaica26.5

Heat 4

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Brenda Cox Australia24.7Q
2Daphne Arden England24.8Q
3Yvonne Breeden Canada25.3Q
4Rose Hart Ghana25.6
5Ouida Walker Jamaica26.0

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Dorothy Hyman England24.0Q
2Margaret Burvill Australia24.1Q
3Brenda Cox Australia24.1Q
4Ann Packer England24.5
5Nola Bond New Zealand25.4
6Yvonne Breeden Canada25.5

Semifinal 2

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Joyce Bennett Australia24.0Q
2Betty Cuthbert Australia24.3Q
3Doreen Porter New Zealand24.6Q
4Daphne Arden England24.7
5Molly Cowan New Zealand25.0
6Joy Grieveson England25.1

Final

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Dorothy Hyman England23.8
2nd, silver medalist(s)Joyce Bennett Australia24.2
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Margaret Burvill Australia24.5
4Brenda Cox Australia24.5
5Betty Cuthbert Australia24.6
6Doreen Porter New Zealand24.8
Wind: +3.0 m/s[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Mathews in exciting 220 yds. win". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results from Perth Games Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "Results of the women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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