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Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 800 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Charlene Rendina
 Australia
Sue Haden
 New Zealand
Sabina Chebichi
 Kenya

Results

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Heats

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Held on 27 January

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Lorraine Moller  New Zealand 2:05.8 Q
2 1 Rose Tata  Kenya 2:05.9 Q
3 1 Rosemary Wright  Scotland 2:06.3 Q
4 1 Mwinga Mwanjala  Tanzania 2:06.4 Q
5 1 Brenda Walsh  Canada 2:06.5 Q
6 1 Sheila Carey  England 2:09.12
7 1 Jean Lochhead  Wales 2:09.84
1 Mercy Adomah  Ghana DQ
1 2 Sabina Chebichi  Kenya 2:04.0 Q
2 2 Shirley Somervell  New Zealand 2:04.6 Q
3 2 Joan Allison  England 2:05.0 Q
4 2 Margaret Ramsay  Australia 2:06.0 Q
5 2 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 2:06.5 Q
6 2 Anne-Marie Davis  Canada 2:08.7 q
7 2 Chee Swee Lee  Singapore 2:10.16
8 2 Grace Ebukuyo  Nigeria 2:13.94
1 3 Sue Haden  New Zealand 2:06.0 Q
2 3 Gloria Dourass  Wales 2:06.2 Q
3 3 Maureen Crowley  Canada 2:06.8 Q
4 3 Elizabeth Chelimo  Kenya 2:07.1 Q
5 3 Charlene Rendina  Australia 2:07.23 Q[2]
6 3 Patricia Cropper  England 2:08.75
7 3 Helen Opoku  Ghana 2:15.53
8 3 Sebolelo Malebatso  Lesotho 2:27.24

Semifinals

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Held on 27 January

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Sabina Chebichi  Kenya 2:04.0 Q
2 1 Joan Allison  England 2:04.1 Q
3 1 Lorraine Moller  New Zealand 2:04.2 Q
4 1 Maureen Crowley  Canada 2:04.4 Q
5 1 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 2:05.94
6 1 Margaret Ramsay  Australia 2:06.11
7 1 Brenda Walsh  Canada 2:08.59
8 1 Gloria Dourass  Wales 2:08.86
1 2 Charlene Rendina  Australia 2:03.77 Q[2]
2 2 Sue Haden  New Zealand 2:04.9 Q
3 2 Shirley Somervell  New Zealand 2:05.2 Q
4 2 Rose Tata  Kenya 2:05.6 Q
5 2 Rosemary Wright  Scotland 2:05.73
6 2 Elizabeth Chelimo  Kenya 2:07.30
7 2 Mwinga Mwanjala  Tanzania 2:07.81
8 2 Anne-Marie Davis  Canada 2:09.16

Final

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Held on 29 January

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charlene Rendina  Australia 2:01.11 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sue Haden  New Zealand 2:02.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sabina Chebichi  Kenya 2:02.61
4 Joan Allison  England 2:03.10
5 Lorraine Moller  New Zealand 2:03.63
6 Maureen Crowley  Canada 2:05.26
7 Shirley Somervell  New Zealand 2:05.83
8 Rose Tata  Kenya 2:13.26

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Australia results". Retrieved 23 December 2018.