Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Glenda Reiser   Canada	Joan Allison   England	Thelma Wright   Canada

Results

Heats

Held on 31 January

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Glenda Reiser	Canada	4:10.8	Q
2	1	Joan Allison	England	4:14.8	Q
3	1	Mary Stewart	Scotland	4:15.3	Q
4	1	Anne Garrett	New Zealand	4:19.1	Q
5	1	Mwinga Mwanjala	Tanzania	4:19.6
6	1	Elizabeth Cheptum	Kenya	4:21.0
1	2	Jenny Orr	Australia	4:19.45	Q [2]
2	2	Sylvia Potts	New Zealand	4:19.6	Q
3	2	Elizabeth Chelimo	Kenya	4:20.6	Q
4	2	Norine Braithwaite	England	4:21.0	Q
5	2	Anne-Marie Davis	Canada	4:21.1
6	2	Mercy Adomah	Ghana	4:31.9
7	2	Roselyne Mamotte	Mauritius	5:14.4
1	3	Sabina Chebichi	Kenya	4:25.8	Q
2	3	Sue Haden	New Zealand	4:26.8	Q
3	3	Thelma Wright	Canada	4:26.8	Q
4	3	Sheila Carey	England	4:26.9	Q
5	3	Jean Lochhead	Wales	4:26.9	Q
6	3	Grace Ebukuyo	Nigeria	4:38.4

Final

Held on 2 February

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Glenda Reiser	Canada	4:07.78	GR
	Joan Allison	England	4:10.66
	Thelma Wright	Canada	4:12.26
4	Mary Stewart	Scotland	4:14.73
5	Sabina Chebichi	Kenya	4:18.56
6	Anne Garrett	New Zealand	4:21.05
7	Jenny Orr	Australia	4:22.54
8	Sylvia Potts	New Zealand	4:23.12
9	Elizabeth Chelimo	Kenya	4:26.8
10	Sue Haden	New Zealand	4:27.8
11	Sheila Carey	England	4:29.6
12	Jean Lochhead	Wales	4:29.9
	Norine Braithwaite	England	DNF

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
2. "Australian results" . Retrieved 24 December 2018.

• Heats results