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
Venue Perry 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 icon.svg   Dorothy Hyman  Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Joyce Bennett  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Margaret Burvill  Flag of Australia.svg  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.

Contents

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 recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Betty Cuthbert  (AUS)23.2 Hobart, Australia7 March 1960
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of Australia.svg  Marlene Mathews  (AUS)23.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [2]

Round 1

Heat 1

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Joyce Bennett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.4Q
2 Dorothy Hyman Flag of England.svg  England 24.5Q
3 Molly Cowan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.0Q
4 Carmen Williams Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 26.8
5 Maca Vakalala Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 27.1
Janette Neil Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNS

Heat 2

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Margaret Burvill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.4Q
2 Ann Packer Flag of England.svg  England 24.8Q
3 Nola Bond Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.5Q
4 Joan Atkinson Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 25.6
5 Carmen Smith Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 25.9
6 Patricia Dalton Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 26.2

Heat 3

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Doreen Porter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24.7Q
2 Betty Cuthbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.9Q
3 Joy Grieveson Flag of England.svg  England 25.2Q
4 Christiana Boateng Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 25.5
5 Adlin Mair Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 26.5

Heat 4

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Brenda Cox Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.7Q
2 Daphne Arden Flag of England.svg  England 24.8Q
3 Yvonne Breeden Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 25.3Q
4 Rose Hart Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 25.6
5 Ouida Walker Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 26.0

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dorothy Hyman Flag of England.svg  England 24.0Q
2 Margaret Burvill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.1Q
3 Brenda Cox Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.1Q
4 Ann Packer Flag of England.svg  England 24.5
5 Nola Bond Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.4
6 Yvonne Breeden Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 25.5

Semifinal 2

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Joyce Bennett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.0Q
2 Betty Cuthbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.3Q
3 Doreen Porter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24.6Q
4 Daphne Arden Flag of England.svg  England 24.7
5 Molly Cowan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.0
6 Joy Grieveson Flag of England.svg  England 25.1

Final

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dorothy Hyman Flag of England.svg  England 23.8
Silver medal icon.svg Joyce Bennett Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Margaret Burvill Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.5
4 Brenda Cox Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.5
5 Betty Cuthbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 24.6
6 Doreen Porter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24.8
Wind: +3.0 m/s [1]

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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. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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