Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Women's 80 metres hurdles
Games:	1966
Venue:	Independence Park, Kingston
Dates:	August 11 and 13, 1966
Gold:	Pam Kilborn
Goldcga:	AUS
Silver:	Carmen Smith
Silvercga:	JAM
Bronze:	Jenny Wingerson
Bronzecga:	CAN
Prev:	1962 Perth (AUS)
Next:	Edinburgh 1970

The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.^[1] It was the last time that the distance was contested at the Games: in 1970 it was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles.

Results

Heats

^[2]

Qualification for final

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Wind speed

Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			11.1	Q
2	1			11.1	Q
3	1			11.3	Q
4	1			11.5	Q
5	1			11.6
6	1			11.9
	1
	1
1	2			10.8	Q
2	2			11.0	Q
3	2			11.1	Q
4	2			11.2	Q
5	2			11.3
6	2			11.4

Final

^[3]

Wind speed

0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			10.9
			11.0
			11.0
4			11.1
5			11.1
6			11.2
7			11.3
8			11.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 22 July 2020.
2. News: Heats results . 22 July 2020 . . 13 August 1966 . 10.
3. News: Final results . 22 July 2020 . . 15 August 1966 . 4.