Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 23 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 440 yards event.

The winning margin was 2.64 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 400 metres was won by more than two seconds at these games.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marilyn Neufville	Sandra Brown	Judith Ayaa

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			53.0	Q
2	1			54.9	Q
3	1			55.1	Q
4	1			55.3	Q
5	1			55.5
6	1			59.1
1	2			52.8	Q
2	2			53.8	Q
3	2			54.1	Q
4	2			54.1	Q
5	2			54.3
6	2			55.2
7	2			57.2
	2

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			51.02	WR
			53.66
			53.77
4			54.2
5			54.7
6			54.7
7			54.8
8			55.7

References

• Heats results (p9)
• Australian results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 23 September 2019.