Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards

Women's 220 yards at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marlene Mathews-Willard   Australia	Betty Cuthbert   Australia	Heather Young   England

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	24.5	Q
2	1	Maureen Rever	Canada	25.4	Q
3	1	Alix Jamieson	Scotland	26.0
4	1	Daphne Howard-Williams	Wales	27.5
	1	Claudette Masdammer	British Guiana	DNF
1	2	Marlene Mathews-Willard	Australia	24.3	Q
2	2	Moyra Hiscox	England	24.6	Q
3	2	Doris Tyndall	Scotland	25.2
4	2	Maeve Kyle	Northern Ireland	25.7
5	2	Folashade Payne	Nigeria	26.2
1	3	June Paul	England	24.7	Q
2	3	Freyda Berman	Canada	25.7	Q
3	3	Gwyneth Lewis	Wales	26.5
4	3	Daisy Williams	Sierra Leone	27.4
1	4	Marianne Dew	England	24.4	Q
2	4	Edith Shaw	South Africa	24.7	Q
3	4	Jean Whitehead	Wales	25.2
4	4	Elizabeth Bright	Sierra Leone	27.8
1	5	Eleanor Haslam	Canada	24.4	Q
2	5	Magdalena Myburgh	South Africa	24.7	Q
3	5	Moira Campbell	Scotland	25.4
4	5	Stephanie D'Souza	India	26.2
1	6	Heather Young	England	24.7	Q
2	6	Marise Chamberlain	New Zealand	25.8	Q
3	6	Isabel Bond	Scotland	26.2
4	6	Jacqueline Barnett	Wales	27.0

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	24.0	Q
2	1	Heather Young	England	24.1	Q
3	1	Magdalena Myburgh	South Africa	24.5	Q
4	1	Freyda Berman	Canada	26.0
	1	Marianne Dew	England	DQ
	1	Marise Chamberlain	New Zealand	DNS
1	2	Marlene Mathews-Willard	Australia	24.0	Q
2	2	June Paul	England	24.1	Q
3	2	Eleanor Haslam	Canada	24.1	Q
4	2	Moyra Hiscox	England	24.9
5	2	Edith Shaw	South Africa	25.1
6	2	Maureen Rever	Canada	25.3

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Marlene Mathews-Willard	Australia	23.65	GR
	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	23.77
	Heather Young	England	23.9
4	June Paul	England	24.0
5	Magdalena Myburgh	South Africa	24.4
6	Eleanor Haslam	Canada	24.7

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
3. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.