Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards

The women's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marlene Mathews-Willard  Australia	Betty Cuthbert  Australia	Heather Young  England

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	24.5	Q
2	1	Maureen Rever	Canada	25.4	Q
3	1	Alix Jamieson	Scotland	26.0
4	1	Daphne Williams	Wales	27.5
	1	Claudette Masdammer	British Guiana	DNF
1	2	Marlene Mathews-Willard	Australia	24.3	Q
2	2	Moyra Hiscox	England	24.6	Q
3	2	Doris Tyndall	Scotland	25.2
4	2	Maeve Kyle	Northern Ireland	25.7
5	2	Folashade Payne	Nigeria	26.2
1	3	June Paul	England	24.7	Q
2	3	Freyda Berman	Canada	25.7	Q
3	3	Gwyneth Lewis	Wales	26.5
4	3	Daisy Williams	Sierra Leone	27.4
1	4	Marianne Dew	England	24.4	Q
2	4	Edith Shaw	South Africa	24.7	Q
3	4	Jean Whitehead	Wales	25.2
4	4	Elizabeth Bright	Sierra Leone	27.8
1	5	Eleanor Haslam	Canada	24.4	Q
2	5	Magdalena Myburgh	South Africa	24.7	Q
3	5	Moira Campbell	Scotland	25.4
4	5	Stephanie D'Souza	India	26.2
1	6	Heather Young	England	24.7	Q
2	6	Marise Chamberlain	New Zealand	25.8	Q
3	6	Isabel Bond	Scotland	26.2
4	6	Jacqueline Barnett	Wales	27.0

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	24.0	Q
2	1	Heather Young	England	24.1	Q
3	1	Magdalena Myburgh	South Africa	24.5	Q
4	1	Freyda Berman	Canada	26.0
	1	Marianne Dew	England	DQ
	1	Marise Chamberlain	New Zealand	DNS
1	2	Marlene Mathews-Willard	Australia	24.0	Q
2	2	June Paul	England	24.1	Q
3	2	Eleanor Haslam	Canada	24.1	Q
4	2	Moyra Hiscox	England	24.9
5	2	Edith Shaw	South Africa	25.1
6	2	Maureen Rever	Canada	25.3

Final

[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Marlene Mathews-Willard	Australia	23.65	GR
	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	23.77
	Heather Young	England	23.9
4	June Paul	England	24.0
5	Magdalena Myburgh	South Africa	24.4
6	Eleanor Haslam	Canada	24.7

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
3. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.