Women's 400 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh | |||||||||
Dates | 22 and 23 July 1970 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 mile walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's 400 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 23 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. [1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 440 yards event.
The winning margin was 2.64 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 400 metres was won by more than two seconds at these games.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Marilyn Neufville ![]() | Sandra Brown ![]() | Judith Ayaa ![]() |
The first 4 in each semifinal heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Marilyn Neufville | ![]() | 53.0 | Q |
2 | 1 | Jannette Champion | ![]() | 54.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Avril Beattie | ![]() | 55.1 | Q |
4 | 1 | Maeve Kyle | ![]() | 55.3 | Q |
5 | 1 | Cecilia Smith | ![]() | 55.5 | |
6 | 1 | Heather McKay | ![]() | 59.1 | |
1 | 2 | Judith Ayaa | ![]() | 52.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | Sandra Brown | ![]() | 53.8 | Q |
3 | 2 | Avril Bowring | ![]() | 54.1 | Q |
4 | 2 | Barbara Lyall | ![]() | 54.1 | Q |
5 | 2 | Maureen Taylor | ![]() | 54.3 | |
6 | 2 | Joyce Sadowick | ![]() | 55.2 | |
7 | 2 | Beverly Franklyn | ![]() | 57.2 | |
2 | Alice Annum | ![]() | DNS |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Marilyn Neufville | ![]() | 51.02 | WR |
![]() | Sandra Brown | ![]() | 53.66 | |
![]() | Judith Ayaa | ![]() | 53.77 | |
4 | Jannette Champion | ![]() | 54.2 | |
5 | Barbara Lyall | ![]() | 54.7 | |
6 | Avril Bowring | ![]() | 54.7 | |
7 | Avril Beattie | ![]() | 54.8 | |
8 | Maeve Kyle | ![]() | 55.7 |