Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres explained

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.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Raelene Boyle	Alice Annum	Marion Hoffman

Results

Heats

Held on 17 July

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

Wind:
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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	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

Semifinals

Held on 18 July

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

Wind:
Heat 1: +4.1 m/s, Heat 2: +4.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	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

Final

Held on 18 July

Wind: +5.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	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

References

• Heats results (p28)
• Semifinals & Final results (p9)
• Australian results

Notes and References

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