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

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Women's 220 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (round 1 and semis)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (final)
Competitors22 from 10 nations
Winning time23.8 s
Medalists
gold medal Dorothy Hyman   England
silver medal Joyce Bennett   Australia
bronze medal Margaret Burvill   Australia
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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[edit]

World record  Betty Cuthbert (AUS) 23.2 Hobart, Australia 7 March 1960
Commonwealth record
Games record  Marlene Mathews (AUS) 23.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [2]

Round 1[edit]

Heat 1[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Joyce Bennett  Australia 24.4 Q
2 Dorothy Hyman  England 24.5 Q
3 Molly Cowan  New Zealand 25.0 Q
4 Carmen Williams  Jamaica 26.8
5 Maca Vakalala  Fiji 27.1
Janette Neil  Scotland DNS

Heat 2[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Margaret Burvill  Australia 24.4 Q
2 Ann Packer  England 24.8 Q
3 Nola Bond  New Zealand 25.5 Q
4 Joan Atkinson  Northern Ireland 25.6
5 Carmen Smith  Jamaica 25.9
6 Patricia Dalton  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 26.2

Heat 3[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Doreen Porter  New Zealand 24.7 Q
2 Betty Cuthbert  Australia 24.9 Q
3 Joy Grieveson  England 25.2 Q
4 Christiana Boateng  Ghana 25.5
5 Adlin Mair  Jamaica 26.5

Heat 4[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brenda Cox  Australia 24.7 Q
2 Daphne Arden  England 24.8 Q
3 Yvonne Breeden  Canada 25.3 Q
4 Rose Hart  Ghana 25.6
5 Ouida Walker  Jamaica 26.0

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal 1[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dorothy Hyman  England 24.0 Q
2 Margaret Burvill  Australia 24.1 Q
3 Brenda Cox  Australia 24.1 Q
4 Ann Packer  England 24.5
5 Nola Bond  New Zealand 25.4
6 Yvonne Breeden  Canada 25.5

Semifinal 2[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Joyce Bennett  Australia 24.0 Q
2 Betty Cuthbert  Australia 24.3 Q
3 Doreen Porter  New Zealand 24.6 Q
4 Daphne Arden  England 24.7
5 Molly Cowan  New Zealand 25.0
6 Joy Grieveson  England 25.1

Final[edit]

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dorothy Hyman  England 23.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joyce Bennett  Australia 24.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Margaret Burvill  Australia 24.5
4 Brenda Cox  Australia 24.5
5 Betty Cuthbert  Australia 24.6
6 Doreen Porter  New Zealand 24.8
Wind: +3.0 m/s[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f "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. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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