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

Women's 100 metres hurdles
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates22 and 23 July 1970
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    England

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on 22 and 23 July 1970.[1] It was the first time that this distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 80 metres hurdles.

The winning margin was 0.46 seconds which, as of 2024, remains the only time the women's 100 metres with hurdles was won by more than 0.4 seconds at these games.

Medallists

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
Pam Kilborn
 Australia
Maureen Caird
 Australia
Christine Bell
 England

Results

Heats

Qualification for final

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Wind speed

Heat 1: -1.2 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s

Heats results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Pam Kilborn  Australia 13.48 Q
2 1 Mary Peters  Northern Ireland 14.14 Q
3 1 Susan Scott  England 14.31 Q
4 1 Elizabeth Damman  Canada 14.60 Q
5 1 Lindy Carruthers  Scotland 14.62
6 1 Wendy Taylor  Canada 15.14
7 1 Emille Edet  Nigeria 15.48
1 2 Maureen Caird  Australia 13.79 Q
2 2 Penny McCallum  Australia 13.90 Q
3 2 Christine Bell  England 13.90 Q
4 2 Carmen Smith-Brown  Jamaica 14.52 Q
5 2 Jenny Meldrum  Canada 14.75
2 Barbara Corbett  England DNF

Final

Wind speed

0.3 m/s

Final results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pam Kilborn  Australia 13.27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maureen Caird  Australia 13.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christine Bell  England 13.82
4 Penny McCallum  Australia 13.82
5 Mary Peters  Northern Ireland 13.88
6 Susan Scott  England 14.05
7 Carmen Smith-Brown  Jamaica 14.44
8 Elizabeth Damman  Canada 14.78

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.