Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Women's 100 yards

Women's 100 yards at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 100 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marjorie Jackson   Australia	Shirley Strickland   Australia	Verna Johnston   Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marjorie Jackson	Australia	10.8	Q, =WR
2	1	Shirley Hardman	New Zealand	??.?	Q
3	1	Ann Shanley	Australia	11.2	Q
4	1	Eleanor McKenzie	Canada	11.4e
5	1	Doris Batter	England	??.?
6	1	Viola Myers	Canada	??.?
1	2	Shirley Strickland	Australia	10.9	Q
2	2	Sylvia Cheeseman	England	??.?	Q
3	2	Colleen Malone	New Zealand	??.?	Q
4	2	Margaret Walker	England	??.?
5	2	Geraldine Bemister	Canada	??.?
1	3	Verna Johnston	Australia	11.1	Q
2	3	Ruth Dowman	New Zealand	??.?	Q
3	3	Dorothea Parker	New Zealand	??.?	Q
4	3	Daphne Robb	South Africa	??.?
5	3	Dorothy Manley	England	??.?
6	3	Patricia Jones	Canada	??.?

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marjorie Jackson	Australia	10.9	Q
2	1	Verna Johnston	Australia	11.1	Q
3	1	Dorothea Parker	New Zealand	??.?	Q
4	1	Sylvia Cheeseman	England	11.6e
5	1	Colleen Malone	New Zealand	11.6e
1	2	Shirley Strickland	Australia	10.9	Q
2	2	Ann Shanley	Australia	11.2	Q
3	2	Shirley Hardman	New Zealand	??.?	Q
4	2	Ruth Dowman	New Zealand	11.3e

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1	Marjorie Jackson	Australia	10.8	=WR
	2	Shirley Strickland	Australia	11.0
	4	Verna Johnston	Australia	11.1
4	5	Dorothea Parker	New Zealand	11.2
5	6	Shirley Hardman	New Zealand	11.3
6	2	Ann Shanley	Australia	11.4

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.