The women's 200 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 220 yards event.
Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeRaelene BoyleAlice AnnumMargaret Critchley
Results Heats Qualification for semifinal The first 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind speed Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +5.7 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: +1.0 m/s, Heat 5: +8.8 m/s
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Maureen Tranter 23.4 Q 2 1 Stephanie Berto 23.8 Q 3 1 Penny Hunt 23.9 Q 4 1 Pat Shiels 24.6 q 5 1 Joan Porter 24.7 6 1 Princess Small 26.4 7 1 Zetha Cofie 26.7 1 2 Margaret Critchley 23.5 Q 2 2 Raelene Boyle 23.59 Q 3 2 Nooline McGarvey 24.3 Q 4 2 Janet Maddin 24.7 5 2 Hillary Davies 25.2 6 2 Claudette Powell 25.7 7 2 Georgiana Freeman 27.5 1 3 Alice Annum 23.4 Q 2 3 Della James 24.1 Q 3 3 Maureen McLeish 24.9 Q 4 3 Olajumoke Bodunrin 24.9 5 3 Kahanda Badra 25.7 6 3 Una Morris 26.0 1 4 Marion Hoffman 23.84 Q 2 4 Patty Loverock 24.0 Q 3 4 Elizabeth Sutherland 24.1 Q 4 4 Adlin Mair-Clarke 24.7 5 4 Linda Teskey 25.1 6 4 Janet Omorogbe 25.2 1 5 Helen Golden 23.4 Q 2 5 Jenny Lamy 23.58 Q 3 5 Joslyn Holder 24.7 Q 4 5 Michelle Smith 24.9 5 5 Jane Chikambwe 25.6 5 Sharon Ochello DNS
Semifinals Qualification for final The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Wind speed Heat 1: +3.3 m/s, Heat 2: +3.9 m/s
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Margaret Critchley 23.1 Q 2 1 Alice Annum 23.2 Q 3 1 Raelene Boyle 23.39 Q 4 1 Helen Golden 23.5 Q 5 1 Elizabeth Sutherland 23.9 6 1 Stephanie Berto 23.9 7 1 Nooline McGarvey 24.3 8 1 Pat Shiels 24.7 1 2 Jenny Lamy 23.69 Q 2 2 Maureen Tranter 23.8 Q 3 2 Marion Hoffman 23.82 Q 4 2 Penny Hunt 23.9 Q 5 2 Della James 24.1 6 2 Patty Loverock 24.3 7 2 Maureen McLeish 24.7 8 2 Joslyn Holder 24.9
Final Held on 22 July
Wind speed +4.0 m/s
+ Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Raelene Boyle 22.75 3 Alice Annum 22.86 1 Margaret Critchley 23.16 4 5 Helen Golden 23.4 5 7 Maureen Tranter 23.5 6 6 Jenny Lamy 23.62 7 2 Marion Hoffman 23.79 8 8 Penny Hunt 23.8
References
Heats, Semifinals & Final results (p9) Australian results