Athletics_at_the_1970_British_Commonwealth_Games_–_Women's_400_metres

Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres

Athletics event

The women's 400 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 23 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 440 yards event.

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Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marilyn Neufville Jamaica	Sandra Brown Australia	Judith Ayaa Uganda

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marilyn Neufville	Jamaica	53.0	Q
2	1	Jannette Champion	England	54.9	Q
3	1	Avril Beattie	Scotland	55.1	Q
4	1	Maeve Kyle	Northern Ireland	55.3	Q
5	1	Cecilia Smith	Canada	55.5
6	1	Heather McKay	Canada	59.1
1	2	Judith Ayaa	Uganda	52.8	Q
2	2	Sandra Brown	Australia	53.8	Q
3	2	Avril Bowring	England	54.1	Q
4	2	Barbara Lyall	Scotland	54.1	Q
5	2	Maureen Taylor	England	54.3
6	2	Joyce Sadowick	Canada	55.2
7	2	Beverly Franklyn	Jamaica	57.2
	2	Alice Annum	Ghana	DNS

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Marilyn Neufville	Jamaica	51.02	WR
	Sandra Brown	Australia	53.66
	Judith Ayaa	Uganda	53.77
4	Jannette Champion	England	54.2
5	Barbara Lyall	Scotland	54.7
6	Avril Bowring	England	54.7
7	Avril Beattie	Scotland	54.8
8	Maeve Kyle	Northern Ireland	55.7

Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres