The women's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMarlene Mathews-WillardBetty CuthbertHeather Young
Results Heats Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Betty Cuthbert 24.5 Q 2 1 Maureen Rever 25.4 Q 3 1 Alix Jamieson 26.0 4 1 Daphne Howard-Williams 27.5 1 Claudette Masdammer 1 2 Marlene Mathews-Willard 24.3 Q 2 2 Moyra Hiscox 24.6 Q 3 2 Doris Tyndall 25.2 4 2 Maeve Kyle 25.7 5 2 Folashade Payne 26.2 1 3 June Paul 24.7 Q 2 3 Freyda Berman 25.7 Q 3 3 Gwyneth Lewis 26.5 4 3 Daisy Williams Sierra Leone 27.4 1 4 Marianne Dew 24.4 Q 2 4 Edith Shaw 24.7 Q 3 4 Jean Whitehead 25.2 4 4 Elizabeth Bright Sierra Leone 27.8 1 5 Eleanor Haslam 24.4 Q 2 5 Magdalena Myburgh 24.7 Q 3 5 Moira Campbell 25.4 4 5 Stephanie D'Souza 26.2 1 6 Heather Young 24.7 Q 2 6 Marise Chamberlain 25.8 Q 3 6 Isabel Bond 26.2 4 6 Jacqueline Barnett 27.0
Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Betty Cuthbert 24.0 Q 2 1 Heather Young 24.1 Q 3 1 Magdalena Myburgh 24.5 Q 4 1 Freyda Berman 26.0 1 Marianne Dew 1 Marise Chamberlain 1 2 Marlene Mathews-Willard 24.0 Q 2 2 June Paul 24.1 Q 3 2 Eleanor Haslam 24.1 Q 4 2 Moyra Hiscox 24.9 5 2 Edith Shaw 25.1 6 2 Maureen Rever 25.3
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Marlene Mathews-Willard 23.65 GR Betty Cuthbert 23.77 Heather Young 23.9 4 June Paul 24.0 5 Magdalena Myburgh 24.4 6 Eleanor Haslam 24.7
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