Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres
Appearance
Women's 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Judy Peckham Australia |
Tekla Chemabwai Kenya |
Jane Colebrook England |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Liz Barnes | England | 2:03.9 | Q |
2 | 1 | Tekla Chemabwai | Kenya | 2:05.1 | Q |
3 | 3 | Evelyn McMeekin | Scotland | 2:06.1 | Q |
4 | 3 | Francine Gendron | Canada | 2:06.5 | Q |
5 | 3 | Jane Colebrook | England | 2:06.7 | Q |
6 | 3 | Judy Peckham | Australia | 2:06.8 | Q |
7 | 2 | Adrienne Smyth | Northern Ireland | 2:07.5 | Q |
8 | 1 | Carmen Campton | Australia | 2:07.6 | Q |
9 | 2 | Alison Wright | New Zealand | 2:07.7 | Q |
10 | 2 | Charlene Rendina | Australia | 2:07.9 | Q |
11 | 2 | Anne Mackie-Morelli | Canada | 2:08.2 | Q |
12 | 1 | Debbie Campbell | Canada | 2:08.4 | Q |
12 | 3 | Rose Tata | Kenya | 2:08.4 | q |
14 | 2 | Paula Newnham | England | 2:09.7 | q |
15 | 1 | Helen Opoku | Ghana | 2:10.3 | q |
16 | 1 | Pamela Reece | Northern Ireland | 2:11.0 | q |
17 | 2 | Gladys Konadu | Ghana | 2:12.93 | |
18 | 2 | Violet Molobeka | Zambia | 2:15.02 | |
19 | 3 | Helen Blake | Jamaica | 2:20.79 | |
20 | 1 | Theodora Corea | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2:22.20 | |
21 | 3 | Jennifer Boca | Grenada | 2:22.58 | |
22 | 3 | Hannah Bantamoi | Sierra Leone | 2:52.59 |
Semifinals
[edit]Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Evelyn McMeekin | Scotland | 2:02.99 | Q |
2 | 1 | Charlene Rendina | Australia | 2:04.78 | Q |
3 | 1 | Jane Colebrook | England | 2:04.78 | Q |
4 | 1 | Anne Mackie-Morelli | Canada | 2:05.05 | Q |
5 | 2 | Judy Peckham | Australia | 2:05.22 | Q |
6 | 2 | Liz Barnes | England | 2:05.38 | Q |
7 | 1 | Debbie Campbell | Canada | 2:05.47 | |
8 | 2 | Francine Gendron | Canada | 2:05.66 | Q |
9 | 2 | Tekla Chemabwai | Kenya | 2:05.71 | Q |
10 | 2 | Adrienne Smyth | Northern Ireland | 2:06.68 | |
11 | 2 | Alison Wright | New Zealand | 2:06.71 | |
12 | 1 | Paula Newnham | England | 2:07.68 | |
13 | 2 | Carmen Campton | Australia | 2:08.30 | |
14 | 1 | Rose Tata | Kenya | 2:13.72 | |
15 | 2 | Helen Opoku | Ghana | 2:18.79 | |
16 | 1 | Pamela Reece | Northern Ireland | 2:20.12 |
Final
[edit]Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Judy Peckham | Australia | 2:02.82 | ||
Tekla Chemabwai | Kenya | 2:02.87 | ||
Jane Colebrook | England | 2:03.10 | ||
4 | Liz Barnes | England | 2:03.41 | |
5 | Francine Gendron | Canada | 2:04.02 | |
6 | Evelyn McMeekin | Scotland | 2:04.10 | |
7 | Anne Mackie-Morelli | Canada | 2:04.16 | |
8 | Charlene Rendina | Australia | 2:04.82 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.