Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Yvonne Saunders	Verona Bernard	Charlene Rendina

Results

Heats

Held on 25 January^[2]

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			53.2	Q
2	1			54.7	Q
3	1			55.16	Q^[3]
4	1			55.4	Q
5	1			56.12
6	1
1	2			54.0	Q
2	2			54.10	Q
3	2			55.0	Q
4	2			56.2	Q
5	2			57.54
6	2
1	3			54.28	Q
2	3			54.3	Q
3	3			55.3	Q
4	3			55.9	Q
5	3			57.58
6	3			59.51
1	4			53.0	Q
2	4			55.2	Q
3	4			55.44	Q
4	4			55.8	Q
5	4			57.01
6	4			58.03

Semifinals

Held on 25 January^[2]

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			52.82	Q
2	1			53.4	Q
3	1			53.5	Q
4	1			54.03	Q
5	1			54.36
6	1			54.67
7	1			55.76
	1
1	2			52.2	Q
2	2			53.8	Q
3	2			55.0	Q
4	2			55.15	Q
5	2			55.65
6	2			55.66
7	2			56.07
8	2			56.71

Final

Held on 26 January

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	7			51.67
	3			51.94
	4			52.08
4	8			53.18
5	?			53.47
6	2			54.04
7	1			54.30
8	?			54.54

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 22 December 2018.
2. News: Heats & Semifinals results . 11 November 2020 . . 26 January 1974 . 72.
3. Web site: Australia results . 26 December 2018.