Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 1500 metres
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates23 July 1970
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 23 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] It was the first time that a race this long was held for women at the Games.

The winning margin was 0.2 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the women's 1500 metres at these games.

Results

Final results
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Rita Ridley Flag of England.svg  England 4:18.8
Silver medal icon.svg Joan Page Flag of England.svg  England 4:19.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Thelma Fynn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:19.1
4 Penny Werthner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:21.3
5 Norine Braithwaite Flag of England.svg  England 4:21.3
6 Val Robinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:22.2
7 Margaret MacSherry Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:23.6
8 Christine Haskett Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:23.8
9 Sylvia Potts Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:25.2
10 Anne Smith Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:26.8
Adrienne Smyth Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland DNS

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.