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

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

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marlene Mathews-Willard	Betty Cuthbert	Heather Young

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			24.5	Q
2	1			25.4	Q
3	1			26.0
4	1			27.5
	1
1	2			24.3	Q
2	2			24.6	Q
3	2			25.2
4	2			25.7
5	2			26.2
1	3			24.7	Q
2	3			25.7	Q
3	3			26.5
4	3			27.4
1	4			24.4	Q
2	4			24.7	Q
3	4			25.2
4	4			27.8
1	5			24.4	Q
2	5			24.7	Q
3	5			25.4
4	5			26.2
1	6			24.7	Q
2	6			25.8	Q
3	6			26.2
4	6			27.0

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			24.0	Q
2	1			24.1	Q
3	1			24.5	Q
4	1			26.0
	1
	1
1	2			24.0	Q
2	2			24.1	Q
3	2			24.1	Q
4	2			24.9
5	2			25.1
6	2			25.3

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			23.65	GR
			23.77
			23.9
4			24.0
5			24.4
6			24.7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 27 September 2020.
2. News: Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record . 2 October 2020 . . 23 July 1958 . 4.
3. News: Final results . 27 September 2020 . . 25 July 1958 . 8.