Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards
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The women's 220 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 11 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 200 metres.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Dianne Burge Australia | Jenny Lamy Australia | Irene Piotrowski Canada |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: +1.9 m/s, Heat 5: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marjorie Turner | Canada | 24.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Una Morris |  Jamaica | 24.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Gloria Dourass |  Wales | 25.3 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sigrid Sandiford |  Trinidad and Tobago | 25.5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Maria Jinadu |  Nigeria | 25.5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 24.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Maureen Tranter |  England | 24.2 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Janet Maddin | Canada | 24.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jocelyn Haynes | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ana Ramacake |  Fiji | 25.3 | |
| 6 | 2 | Esther Maganga |  Tanzania | 26.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Teresa Johnson |  Sierra Leone | 26.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | Judy Pollock | Australia | 24.1 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Janet Simpson | England | 24.2 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Elizabeth Gill | Wales | 24.6 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lorna McGarvey |  Northern Ireland | 24.9 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Olajumoke Bodunrin | Nigeria | 25.5 | |
| 6 | 3 | Barbara Lyall |  Scotland | 25.7 | |
| 7 | 3 | Thora Best | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.9 | |
| 8 | 3 | Lydia Stephens |  Kenya | 26.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | Joyce Bennett | Australia | 24.2 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Vilma Charlton | Jamaica | 24.6 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Valerie Parker | Canada | 24.8 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Elizabeth Parsons | Wales | 25.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | Oyeronke Akindele | Nigeria | 25.1 | |
| 6 | 4 | Octavia Straker | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Dianne Burge | Australia | 24.5 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Daphne Slater | England | 24.8 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Irene Piotrowski | Canada | 25.0 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Thelwyn Appleby | Wales | 25.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Millicent Jackson | Sierra Leone | 27.6 | |
| 5 | Adlin Mair | Jamaica | DNS | ||
| 5 | Regina Okafor | Nigeria | DNS |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +2.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dianne Burge | Australia | 24.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 24.1 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Judy Pollock | Australia | 24.2 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Janet Simpson | England | 24.2 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Marjorie Turner | Canada | 24.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Janet Maddin | Canada | 24.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | Daphne Slater | England | 24.7 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | 25.4 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 24.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Irene Piotrowski | Canada | 24.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joyce Bennett | Australia | 24.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vilma Charlton | Jamaica | 24.4 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Maureen Tranter | England | 24.5 | |
| 6 | 2 | Elizabeth Gill | Wales | 24.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Valerie Parker | Canada | 25.0 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lorna McGarvey | Northern Ireland | 25.5 |
Final
Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dianne Burge | Australia | 23.73 | |
 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 23.86 | |
 | Irene Piotrowski | Canada | 23.92 | |
| 4 | Judy Pollock | Australia | 24.14 | |
| 5 | Joyce Bennett | Australia | 24.16 | |
| 6 | Una Morris | Jamaica | 24.3 | |
| 7 | Vilma Charlton | Jamaica | 24.4 | |
| 8 | Janet Simpson | England | 24.6 |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Heats & Semifinals results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1934–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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