| Event: | Women's 100 metres |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | 17 and 18 July 1970 |
| Gold: | Raelene Boyle |
| Goldcga: | AUS |
| Silver: | Alice Annum |
| Silvercga: | GHA |
| Bronze: | Marion Hoffman |
| Bronzecga: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | Christchurch 1974 |
The women's 100 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 17 and 18 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 100 yards event.
Held on 17 July
The first 3 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +5.7 m/s, Heat 3: +4.9 m/s, Heat 4: +4.3 m/s, Heat 5: +5.4 m/s
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11.81 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 11.92 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 11.96 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 12.09 | |||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 12.30 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 12.37 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 13.11 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 11.41 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 11.47 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 11.65 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 11.81 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 12.05 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 12.20 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 12.35 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 11.37 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11.64 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 11.65 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 12.03 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 12.33 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 12.92 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 11.28 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11.51 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 11.52 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 11.88 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 12.12 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 12.21 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 12.34 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 11.61 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 11.77 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12.01 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 12.03 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 12.07 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 12.47 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 12.67 |
Held on 18 July
The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Heat 1: +4.1 m/s, Heat 2: +4.1 m/s
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11.29 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 11.48 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 11.55 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 11.64 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 11.75 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 11.84 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 11.92 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 12.06 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 11.37 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 11.43 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 11.54 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 11.64 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 11.73 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 11.93 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 11.99 |
Held on 18 July
+5.3 m/s
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Lane ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 11.26 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 11.32 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 11.36 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11.38 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 11.52 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 11.54 | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 11.63 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 11.72 |