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.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeDonna HartleyVerona ElderBethanie Nail

Results Heats Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 June Griffith 52.71 Q 2 2 Donna Hartley 52.86 Q 3 3 Joslyn Hoyte 53.00 Q 4 3 Helen Blake 53.14 Q 5 2 Bethanie Nail 53.27 Q 6 2 Ruth Waithera 53.36 Q 7 2 Debbie Byfield-White 53.77 Q 8 2 Margaret Stride 53.81 Q 9 1 Verona Elder 53.84 Q 10 2 Adrienne Smyth 53.96 q 11 1 Maxine Corcoran 54.05 Q 12 2 Grace Bakari 54.17 13 1 Karen Williams 54.28 Q 14 3 Penny Hunt 54.53 Q 15 3 Ann Harley 54.54 Q 16 1 Ruth Williams-Simpson 54.77 Q 17 1 Linda McCurry 54.83 Q 18 1 Freida Nicholls 54.93 19 3 Rachelle Campbell 54.98 20 3 Georgina Aidoo 55.16 21 3 Jennifer Boca 56.27 22 1 Charity Muhuhe 56.75 23 1 Violet Molobeka 57.04 24 2 Haddy N'Jie

Semifinals Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 June Griffith 51.40 Q 2 2 Donna Hartley 52.26 Q 3 1 Verona Elder 52.49 Q 4 1 Bethanie Nail 52.51 Q 5 2 Helen Blake 52.63 Q 6 1 Joslyn Hoyte 52.79 Q 6 2 Maxine Corcoran 52.79 Q 8 2 Karen Williams 52.98 Q 9 1 Ruth Waithera 53.30 10 2 Margaret Stride 53.68 11 2 Debbie Byfield-White 54.09 12 2 Penny Hunt 54.26 13 1 Adrienne Smyth 54.40 14 2 Linda McCurry 54.98 15 1 Ann Harley 55.32 16 1 Ruth Williams-Simpson 57.03

Final Held on 7 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Donna Hartley 51.69 Verona Elder 52.94 Bethanie Nail 53.06 4 Joslyn Hoyte 53.22 5 June Griffith 53.25 6 Karen Williams 53.66 7 Helen Blake 54.15 8 Maxine Corcoran 54.46

References

Heats & Semifinals results (The Canberra Times) Final results (The Canberra Times) Australian results