Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 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.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Raelene Boyle  Australia	Andrea Lynch  England	Denise Robertson  Australia

Results

Heats

Held on 25 January^[2]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s, Heat 5: +1.7 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Rosie Allwood	Jamaica	11.7	Q
2	1	Etim Ufon-Uko	Nigeria	12.0	Q
3	1	Sonia Lannaman	England	12.0	Q
4	1	Rose Asiedua	Ghana	12.22
5	1	Christine Byobona	Uganda	12.43
6	1	Christine Salmond	Scotland	12.44
4	2	Alison MacRitchie	Scotland	12.14
5	2	Linda McCurry	Northern Ireland	12.37
6	2	Keta Iongi	Tonga	12.49
7	2	Torika Cavuka	Fiji	12.67
1	3	Marjorie Bailey	Canada	11.7	Q
2	3	Jenny Lamy	Australia	11.73	Q[3]
3	3	Helen Golden	Scotland	11.9	Q
4	3	Kim Robertson	New Zealand	12.06
5	3	Beatrice Ewuzie	Nigeria	12.25
6	3	Debbie Jones	Bermuda	12.34
7	3	Laisa Taga	Fiji	13.13
1	4	Denise Robertson	Australia	11.58	Q[3]
2	4	Patty Loverock	Canada	11.7	Q
3	4	Hannah Afriye	Ghana	11.9	Q
4	4	Gail Wooten	New Zealand	11.9	q
5	4	Marcia Trotman	Barbados	12.13
6	4	Ashanti Obi	Nigeria	12.26
7	4	Philomena Chezi	Tanzania	12.41
1	5	Raelene Boyle	Australia	11.51	Q[3]
2	5	Lyn Kellond	Canada	11.9	Q
3	5	Leleith Hodges	Jamaica	11.9	Q
4	5	Barbara Martin	England	12.07
5	5	Nzaeli Kyomo	Tanzania	12.25
6	5	Avril McClelland	Northern Ireland	12.33
7	5	Uafu Tuineau	Tonga	13.01

Semifinals

Held on 25 January^[2]

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Alice Annum	Ghana	11.5	Q
2	1	Denise Robertson	Australia	11.49	Q[3]
3	1	Marjorie Bailey	Canada	11.7	Q
4	1	Jenny Lamy	Australia	11.72	Q[3]
5	1	Etim Ufon-Uko	Nigeria	11.86
6	1	Gail Wooten	New Zealand	11.88
7	1	Sonia Lannaman	England	11.93
8	1	Leleith Hodges	Jamaica	12.98
1	2	Andrea Lynch	England	11.39	Q
2	2	Raelene Boyle	Australia	11.54	Q[3]
3	2	Wendy Brown	New Zealand	11.6	Q
4	2	Rosie Allwood	Jamaica	11.6	Q
5	2	Patty Loverock	Canada	11.70
6	2	Hannah Afriye	Ghana	11.89
7	2	Helen Golden	Scotland	11.92
8	2	Lyn Kellond	Canada	12.05

Final

Held on 26 January

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Raelene Boyle	Australia	11.27	GR
	6	Andrea Lynch	England	11.31
	1	Denise Robertson	Australia	11.50
4	7	Alice Annum	Ghana	11.52
5	4	Wendy Brown	New Zealand	11.59
6	8	Marjorie Bailey	Canada	11.66
7	2	Rosie Allwood	Jamaica	11.73
8	3	Jenny Lamy	Australia	11.83

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