Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Donna Hartley England |
Verona Elder England |
Bethanie Nail Australia |
Results
Heats
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | June Griffith | Guyana | 52.71 | Q |
2 | 2 | Donna Hartley | England | 52.86 | Q |
3 | 3 | Joslyn Hoyte | England | 53.00 | Q |
4 | 3 | Helen Blake | Jamaica | 53.14 | Q |
5 | 2 | Bethanie Nail | Australia | 53.27 | Q |
6 | 2 | Ruth Waithera | Kenya | 53.36 | Q |
7 | 2 | Debbie Byfield-White | Jamaica | 53.77 | Q |
8 | 2 | Margaret Stride | Canada | 53.81 | Q |
9 | 1 | Verona Elder | England | 53.84 | Q |
10 | 2 | Adrienne Smyth | Northern Ireland | 53.96 | q |
11 | 1 | Maxine Corcoran | Australia | 54.05 | Q |
12 | 2 | Grace Bakari | Ghana | 54.17 | |
13 | 1 | Karen Williams | Scotland | 54.28 | Q |
14 | 3 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 54.53 | Q |
15 | 3 | Ann Harley | Scotland | 54.54 | Q |
16 | 1 | Ruth Williams-Simpson | Jamaica | 54.77 | Q |
17 | 1 | Linda McCurry | Northern Ireland | 54.83 | Q |
18 | 1 | Freida Nicholls | Barbados | 54.93 | |
19 | 3 | Rachelle Campbell | Canada | 54.98 | |
20 | 3 | Georgina Aidoo | Ghana | 55.16 | |
21 | 3 | Jennifer Boca | Grenada | 56.27 | |
22 | 1 | Charity Muhuhe | Kenya | 56.75 | |
23 | 1 | Violet Molobeka | Zambia | 57.04 | |
24 | 2 | Haddy N'Jie | Gambia | 1:06.43 |
Semifinals
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | June Griffith | Guyana | 51.40 | Q |
2 | 2 | Donna Hartley | England | 52.26 | Q |
3 | 1 | Verona Elder | England | 52.49 | Q |
4 | 1 | Bethanie Nail | Australia | 52.51 | Q |
5 | 2 | Helen Blake | Jamaica | 52.63 | Q |
6 | 1 | Joslyn Hoyte | England | 52.79 | Q |
6 | 2 | Maxine Corcoran | Australia | 52.79 | Q |
8 | 2 | Karen Williams | Scotland | 52.98 | Q |
9 | 1 | Ruth Waithera | Kenya | 53.30 | |
10 | 2 | Margaret Stride | Canada | 53.68 | |
11 | 2 | Debbie Byfield-White | Jamaica | 54.09 | |
12 | 2 | Penny Hunt | New Zealand | 54.26 | |
13 | 1 | Adrienne Smyth | Northern Ireland | 54.40 | |
14 | 2 | Linda McCurry | Northern Ireland | 54.98 | |
15 | 1 | Ann Harley | Scotland | 55.32 | |
16 | 1 | Ruth Williams-Simpson | Jamaica | 57.03 |
Final
Held on 7 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Donna Hartley | England | 51.69 | ||
Verona Elder | England | 52.94 | ||
Bethanie Nail | Australia | 53.06 | ||
4 | Joslyn Hoyte | England | 53.22 | |
5 | June Griffith | Guyana | 53.25 | |
6 | Karen Williams | Scotland | 53.66 | |
7 | Helen Blake | Jamaica | 54.15 | |
8 | Maxine Corcoran | Australia | 54.46 |
References
- "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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