Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 yards

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson  Australia	Winsome Cripps  Australia	Edna Maskell  Northern Rhodesia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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

[2][3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.