Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 yards explained

The women's 100 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.^[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 100 metres.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Dianne Burge	Irene Piotrowski	Jill Hall

Results

Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.4 m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			10.8	Q
2	1			10.8	Q
3	1			10.9	Q
4	1			11.1
5	1			11.2
6	1			11.6
7	1			11.6
8	1			12.0
1	2			10.65	Q
2	2			11.0	Q
3	2			11.1	Q
4	2			11.1
5	2			11.2
6	2			11.3
7	2			11.4
8	2			11.8
1	3			10.6	Q
2	3			10.7	Q
3	3			10.8	Q
4	3			11.01
5	3			11.2
6	3			12.3
1	4			10.93	Q
2	4				Q
3	4			11.0	Q
4	4			11.0
5	4			11.1
6	4			11.3
7	4			11.3
8	4			11.7
1	5			10.95	Q
2	5			11.0	Q
3	5			11.0	Q
4	1			11.1
5	1			11.1
6	1			11.2
7	1			11.5

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +3.8 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			10.58	Q, GR
2	1			10.6	Q
3	1			10.82	Q
4	1			10.8	Q
5	1			10.8
6	1			10.8
7	1			11.0
8	1			11.1
1	2			10.7	Q
2	2			10.72	Q
3	2				Q
4	2			10.8	Q
5	2			10.8
6	2			10.8
7	2			11.0

Final

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Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			10.6
			10.8
			10.8
4			10.8
5			10.8
6			10.9
7			10.9
8			11.0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 22 July 2020.
2. News: Heats & Semifinals results . 22 July 2020 . . 8 August 1966 . 4.
3. News: Final results . 22 July 2020 . . 10 August 1966 . 19.