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.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeYvonne SaundersVerona BernardCharlene Rendina
Results Heats Held on 25 January
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Verona Bernard 53.2 Q 2 1 Lorna Forde 54.7 Q 3 1 Bethanie Nail 55.16 Q 4 1 Florence Mbakwe 55.4 Q 5 1 Brenda Walsh 56.12 6 1 Maleshoane Molomo 1 2 Jannette Roscoe 54.0 Q 2 2 Judy Canty 54.10 Q 3 2 Evelyn McMeekin 55.0 Q 4 2 Chee Swee Lee 56.2 Q 5 2 Colleen Mills 57.54 6 2 Padmadevi Valamootoo 1 3 Charlene Rendina 54.28 Q 2 3 Marilyn Neufville 54.3 Q 3 3 Sue Gukilau 55.3 Q 4 3 Roseline Joshua 55.9 Q 5 3 Joan Eddy 57.58 6 3 Janet Manda 59.51 1 4 Yvonne Saunders 53.0 Q 2 4 Penny Hunt 55.2 Q 3 4 Dawn Webster 55.44 Q 4 4 Gloria Dourass 55.8 Q 5 4 Helen Opoku 57.01 6 4 Ngozi Nwosu 58.03
Semifinals Held on 25 January
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Charlene Rendina 52.82 Q 2 1 Marilyn Neufville 53.4 Q 3 1 Jannette Roscoe 53.5 Q 4 1 Judy Canty 54.03 Q 5 1 Lorna Forde 54.36 6 1 Roseline Joshua 54.67 7 1 Sue Gukilau 55.76 1 Dawn Webster 1 2 Yvonne Saunders 52.2 Q 2 2 Verona Bernard 53.8 Q 3 2 Penny Hunt 55.0 Q 4 2 Bethanie Nail 55.15 Q 5 2 Florence Mbakwe 55.65 6 2 Evelyn McMeekin 55.66 7 2 Gloria Dourass 56.07 8 2 Chee Swee Lee 56.71
Final Held on 26 January
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 7 Yvonne Saunders 51.67 3 Verona Bernard 51.94 4 Charlene Rendina 52.08 4 8 Jannette Roscoe 53.18 5 ? Judy Canty 53.47 6 2 Marilyn Neufville 54.04 7 1 Penny Hunt 54.30 8 ? Bethanie Nail 54.54
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