Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 220 yards explained

Event:	Women's 220 yards
Games:	1962
Venue:	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date:	(round 1 and semis) (final)
Competitors:	22
Nations:	10
Win Value:	23.8 s
Gold:	Dorothy Hyman
Goldcga:	ENG
Silver:	Joyce Bennett
Silvercga:	AUS
Bronze:	Margaret Burvill
Bronzecga:	AUS
Prev:	1958
Next:	1966

The women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962.

22 runners competed in four heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by England's Dorothy Hyman in 23.8 seconds, who also won the 100 yard event earlier in the meet. Hyman finished ahead of the Australian pair of Joyce Bennett and Margaret Burvill. It was the first time since 1938 that this event was not won by an Australian.^[1]

Round 1

Heat 1

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	24.4	Q
2	24.5	Q
3	25.0	Q
4	26.8
5	27.1

Heat 2

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	24.4	Q
2	24.8	Q
3	25.5	Q
4	25.6
5	25.9
6	26.2

Heat 3

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	24.7	Q
2	24.9	Q
3	25.2	Q
4	25.5
5	26.5

Heat 4

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	24.7	Q
2	24.8	Q
3	25.3	Q
4	25.6
5	26.0

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	24.0	Q
2	24.1	Q
3	24.1	Q
4	24.5
5	25.4
6	25.5

Semifinal 2

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	24.0	Q
2	24.3	Q
3	24.6	Q
4	24.7
5	25.0
6	25.1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			23.8
			24.2
			24.5
4			24.5
5			24.6
6			24.8
			Wind: +3.0 m/s

Notes and References

News: Our Athletics Correspondent. 'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'. The Times. London. Times Newspapers Ltd. 4. 30 November 1962.
News: Results from Perth Games Fourth Day. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 26. 27 November 1962.
Web site: Results of the women's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 18 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015145/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1499. 19 April 2014. dead.