Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Donna Hartley
 England
Verona Elder
 England
Bethanie Nail
 Australia

Results

Heats

Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13June Griffith Guyana52.71Q
22Donna Hartley England52.86Q
33Joslyn Hoyte England53.00Q
43Helen Blake Jamaica53.14Q
52Bethanie Nail Australia53.27Q
62Ruth Waithera Kenya53.36Q
72Debbie Byfield-White Jamaica53.77Q
82Margaret Stride Canada53.81Q
91Verona Elder England53.84Q
102Adrienne Smyth Northern Ireland53.96q
111Maxine Corcoran Australia54.05Q
122Grace Bakari Ghana54.17
131Karen Williams Scotland54.28Q
143Penny Hunt New Zealand54.53Q
153Ann Harley Scotland54.54Q
161Ruth Williams-Simpson Jamaica54.77Q
171Linda McCurry Northern Ireland54.83Q
181Freida Nicholls Barbados54.93
193Rachelle Campbell Canada54.98
203Georgina Aidoo Ghana55.16
213Jennifer Boca Grenada56.27
221Charity Muhuhe Kenya56.75
231Violet Molobeka Zambia57.04
242Haddy N'Jie Gambia1:06.43

Semifinals

Held on 6 August

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11June Griffith Guyana51.40Q
22Donna Hartley England52.26Q
31Verona Elder England52.49Q
41Bethanie Nail Australia52.51Q
52Helen Blake Jamaica52.63Q
61Joslyn Hoyte England52.79Q
62Maxine Corcoran Australia52.79Q
82Karen Williams Scotland52.98Q
91Ruth Waithera Kenya53.30
102Margaret Stride Canada53.68
112Debbie Byfield-White Jamaica54.09
122Penny Hunt New Zealand54.26
131Adrienne Smyth Northern Ireland54.40
142Linda McCurry Northern Ireland54.98
151Ann Harley Scotland55.32
161Ruth Williams-Simpson Jamaica57.03

Final

Held on 7 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Donna Hartley England51.69
Verona Elder England52.94
Bethanie Nail Australia53.06
4Joslyn Hoyte England53.22
5June Griffith Guyana53.25
6Karen Williams Scotland53.66
7Helen Blake Jamaica54.15
8Maxine Corcoran Australia54.46

References

  1. "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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