Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards

Women's 220 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (round 1 and semis)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (final)
Competitors 22 from 10 nations
Winning time 23.8 s
Medalists
 Dorothy Hyman  England
 Joyce Bennett  Australia
 Margaret Burvill  Australia
Athletics at the
1962 British Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd   men   women
220 yd men women
440 yd men
880 yd men women
1 mile men
3 miles men
6 miles men
80 m hurdles women
120 yd hurdles men
440 yd hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×110 yd relay men women
4×440 yd relay men
Road events
Marathon 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
 

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.

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 record  Betty Cuthbert (AUS) 23.2 Hobart, Australia 7 March 1960
Games record  Marlene Mathews (AUS) 23.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [2]
Commonwealth record '

Round 1

Heat 1

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bennett), JoyceJoyce Bennett) Australia 24.4 Q
2 Hyman, DorothyDorothy Hyman England 24.5 Q
3 Cowan, MollyMolly Cowan New Zealand 25.0 Q
4 Williams, CarmenCarmen Williams Jamaica 26.8
5 Vakalala, MacaMaca Vakalala Fiji 27.1
6 Neil, JanetteJanette Neil Scotland 59.9 DNS

Heat 2

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Burvill, MargaretMargaret Burvill Australia 24.4 Q
2 Packer, AnnAnn Packer England 24.8 Q
3 Bond, NolaNola Bond New Zealand 25.5 Q
4 Atkinson, JoanJoan Atkinson Northern Ireland 25.6
5 Smith, CarmenCarmen Smith Jamaica 25.9
6 Dalton, PatriciaPatricia Dalton Rhodesia and Nyasaland 26.2

Heat 3

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Porter, DoreenDoreen Porter New Zealand 24.7 Q
2 Cuthbert, BettyBetty Cuthbert Australia 24.9 Q
3 Grieveson, JoyJoy Grieveson England 25.2 Q
4 Boateng, ChristianaChristiana Boateng Ghana 25.5
5 Mair, AdlinAdlin Mair Jamaica 26.5

Heat 4

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cox, BrendaBrenda Cox Australia 24.7 Q
2 Arden, DaphneDaphne Arden England 24.8 Q
3 Breeden, YvonneYvonne Breeden Canada 25.3 Q
4 Hart, RoseRose Hart Ghana 25.6
5 Walker, OuidaOuida Walker Jamaica 26.0

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hyman, DorothyDorothy Hyman England 24.0 Q
2 Burvill, MargaretMargaret Burvill Australia 24.1 Q
3 Cox, BrendaBrenda Cox Australia 24.1 Q
4 Packer, AnnAnn Packer England 24.5
5 Bond, NolaNola Bond New Zealand 25.4
6 Breeden, YvonneYvonne Breeden Canada 25.5

Semifinal 2

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bennett, JoyceJoyce Bennett Australia 24.0 Q
2 Cuthbert, BettyBetty Cuthbert Australia 24.3 Q
3 Porter, DoreenDoreen Porter New Zealand 24.6 Q
4 Arden, DaphneDaphne Arden England 24.7
5 Cowan, MollyMolly Cowan New Zealand 25.0
6 Grieveson, JoyJoy Grieveson England 25.1

Final

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Hyman, DorothyDorothy Hyman England 23.8
2nd, silver medalist(s) Bennett, JoyceJoyce Bennett Australia 24.2
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Burvill, MargaretMargaret Burvill Australia 24.5
4 Cox, BrendaBrenda Cox Australia 24.5
5 Cuthbert, BettyBetty Cuthbert Australia 24.6
6 Porter, DoreenDoreen Porter New Zealand 24.8
Wind: +3.0 m/s[1]

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. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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