Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 yards
Appearance
Women's 100 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The women's 100 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Australia |
Winsome Cripps Australia |
Edna Maskell Northern Rhodesia |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Australia | 10.9 | Q |
2 | 1 | Anne Pashley | England | 10.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Geraldine Bemister | Canada | 11.0 | Q |
4 | 1 | Shirley Burgess | England | 11.1 | |
5 | 1 | Patricia Devine | Scotland | 11.1 | |
6 | 1 | Nancy Fogarty | Australia | 11.2 | |
7 | 1 | Dorothy Kozak | Canada | 11.2 | |
8 | 1 | Noeline Swinton | New Zealand | 11.5 | |
1 | 2 | Winsome Cripps | Australia | 10.9 | Q |
2 | 2 | Edna Maskell | Northern Rhodesia | 11.0 | Q |
3 | 2 | Heather Armitage | England | 11.1 | Q |
4 | 2 | Shirley Hampton | England | 11.2 | |
5 | 2 | Thelma Jones | Bermuda | 11.3 | |
6 | 2 | Annabelle Murray | Canada | 11.4 | |
7 | 2 | Margery Squires | Canada | 11.5 | |
? | Marlene Mathews-Willard | Australia | DNF |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Marjorie Jackson-Nelson | Australia | 10.7w | ||
Winsome Cripps | Australia | 10.8w | ||
Edna Maskell | Northern Rhodesia | 10.8w | ||
4 | Anne Pashley | England | 10.9w | |
5 | Geraldine Bemister | Canada | 10.9w | |
6 | Heather Armitage | England | 11.0w |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.