The women's 880 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the "last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by," the 800 metres.
Medalistsβ»
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Abby Hoffman Canada |
Judy Pollock Australia |
Anne Smith England |
Resultsβ»
Heatsβ»
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Marise Stephen | New Zealand | 2:06.6 | Q |
2 | 1 | Anne Smith | England | 2:07.2 | Q |
3 | 1 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 2:07.6 | Q |
4 | 1 | Abby Hoffman | Canada | 2:08.8 | Q |
5 | 1 | Deidre Watkinson | England | 2:09.3 | |
6 | 1 | Titi Adeleke | Nigeria | 2:19.5 | |
1 | Lucene Prince | Antigua and Barbuda | DNF | ||
1 | 2 | Pam Piercy | England | 2:10.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Pat Lowe | England | 2:10.0 | Q |
3 | 2 | Judy Pollock | Australia | 2:10.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Cecilia Carter | Canada | 2:10.7 | Q |
5 | 2 | Georgena Craig | Scotland | 2:10.9 | |
6 | 2 | Mary Rajamani | Malaysia | 2:17.8 |
Finalβ»
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abby Hoffman | Canada | 2:04.3 | ||
Judy Pollock | Australia | 2:04.5 | ||
Anne Smith | England | 2:05.0 | ||
4 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 2:05.4 | |
5 | Pat Lowe | England | 2:05.8 | |
6 | Marise Stephen | New Zealand | 2:05.9 | |
7 | Pam Piercy | England | 2:06.3 | |
8 | Cecilia Carter | Canada | 2:13.1 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.