Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 220 yards

Women's 220 yards at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 220 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Decima Norman   Australia	Jean Coleman   Australia	Eileen Wearne   Australia

Results

Heats

Held on 10 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Decima Norman	Australia	24.9	Q, GR
2	1	Jeanette Dolson	Canada	??.?	Q, 8 yards behind
3	1	Gladys Lunn	England	26.3e	Q, 4 yards behind
4	1	Doris Strachan	New Zealand	??.?	3 yards behind
1	2	Jean Coleman	Australia	25.3	Q
2	2	Dorothy Saunders	England	??.?	Q, 2 yards behind
3	2	Margaret McDowall	Scotland	??.?	Q, 2 yards behind
4	2	Violet Montgomery	Canada	??.?
1	3	Aileen Meagher	Canada	24.9	Q, =GR
2	3	Eileen Wearne	Australia	25.1e	Q, 1.5 yards behind
3	3	Mary Holloway	England	??.?	Q, 8 yards behind
	3	Doreen Lumley	New Zealand	DQ
1	4	Barbara Burke	South Africa	25.4	Q
2	4	Irene Talbot	Australia	25.7e	Q, 2 yards behind
3	4	Kathleen Stokes	England	??.?	Q, 3 yards behind
4	4	Isabel Bleasdale	Canada	??.?

Semifinals

Held on 10 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Decima Norman	Australia	24.5	Q, GR
2	1	Barbara Burke	South Africa	25.2e	Q, 6 yards behind
3	1	Irene Talbot	Australia	25.4e	Q, 1.5 yards behind
4	1	Dorothy Saunders	England	??.?
5	1	Mary Holloway	England	??.?
6	1	Jeanette Dolson	Canada	??.?
1	2	Aileen Meagher	Canada	25.1	Q
2	2	Jean Coleman	Australia	25.2e	Q, 0.5 yard behind
3	2	Eileen Wearne	Australia	25.2e	Q, inches behind
4	2	Kathleen Stokes	England	??.?
5	2	Margaret McDowall	Scotland	??.?
	2	Gladys Lunn	England	DNS

Final

The medal winners

Held on 12 February ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Decima Norman	Australia	24.7
	Jean Coleman	Australia	25.1e	3 yards behind
	Eileen Wearne	Australia	25.3e	2 yards behind
4	Aileen Meagher	Canada	25.5e
5	Barbara Burke	South Africa	??.?
6	Irene Talbot	Australia	??.?

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
6. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
7. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.