Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres
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The women's 1500 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 31 January and 2 February at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
The winning margin was 3.58 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's 1500 metres has been won by more than three seconds at these games.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Glenda Reiser Canada | Joan Allison England | Thelma Wright Canada |
Results
Heats
Held on 31 January
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Glenda Reiser | Canada | 4:10.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Joan Allison | England | 4:14.8 | Q |
3 | 1 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 4:15.3 | Q |
4 | 1 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 4:19.1 | Q |
5 | 1 | Mwinga Mwanjala | Tanzania | 4:19.6 | |
6 | 1 | Elizabeth Cheptum | Kenya | 4:21.0 | |
1 | 2 | Jenny Orr | Australia | 4:19.45 | Q[2] |
2 | 2 | Sylvia Potts | New Zealand | 4:19.6 | Q |
3 | 2 | Elizabeth Chelimo | Kenya | 4:20.6 | Q |
4 | 2 | Norine Braithwaite | England | 4:21.0 | Q |
5 | 2 | Anne-Marie Davis | Canada | 4:21.1 | |
6 | 2 | Mercy Adomah | Ghana | 4:31.9 | |
7 | 2 | Roselyne Mamotte | Mauritius | 5:14.4 | |
1 | 3 | Sabina Chebichi | Kenya | 4:25.8 | Q |
2 | 3 | Sue Haden | New Zealand | 4:26.8 | Q |
3 | 3 | Thelma Wright | Canada | 4:26.8 | Q |
4 | 3 | Sheila Carey | England | 4:26.9 | Q |
5 | 3 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 4:26.9 | Q |
6 | 3 | Grace Ebukuyo | Nigeria | 4:38.4 |
Final
Held on 2 February
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Glenda Reiser | Canada | 4:07.78 | GR | |
Joan Allison | England | 4:10.66 | ||
Thelma Wright | Canada | 4:12.26 | ||
4 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 4:14.73 | |
5 | Sabina Chebichi | Kenya | 4:18.56 | |
6 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 4:21.05 | |
7 | Jenny Orr | Australia | 4:22.54 | |
8 | Sylvia Potts | New Zealand | 4:23.12 | |
9 | Elizabeth Chelimo | Kenya | 4:26.8 | |
10 | Sue Haden | New Zealand | 4:27.8 | |
11 | Sheila Carey | England | 4:29.6 | |
12 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 4:29.9 | |
Norine Braithwaite | England | DNF |
References
- Heats results