Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 yards

The women's 100 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 19 and 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMarlene Mathews-WillardHeather YoungMadeleine Weston

Results Heats Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Wind:Heat 1: -0.3, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.3, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: ?, Heat 6: 0.0 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Betty Cuthbert 10.8 Q 2 1 Dorothy Hyman 11.0 Q 3 1 Eleanor Haslam 11.1 4 1 Bronwen Jones 11.4 5 1 Alix Jamieson 11.5 6 1 Folashade Payne 11.5 1 2 Marlene Mathews-Willard 10.9 Q 2 2 Margaret Stuart 11.3 Q 3 2 Mary Symon 11.5 4 2 Freyda Berman 11.5 5 2 Claudette Masdammer 11.6 1 3 June Paul 10.7 Q, =GR 2 3 Kay Johnson 11.1 Q 3 3 Marise Chamberlain 11.4 4 3 Jean Whitehead 11.4 5 3 Doris Tyndall 11.4 6 3 Helen Quartey-Papafio 11.7 1 4 Heather Young 10.7 Q, =GR 2 4 Magdalena Myburgh 11.0 Q 3 4 Maureen Rever 11.2 4 4 Stephanie D'Souza 12.0 4 Elizabeth Bright Sierra Leone 1 5 Madeleine Weston 11.0 Q 2 5 Edith Shaw 11.0 Q 3 5 Esther Ogbeni 11.4 4 5 Gwyneth Lewis 11.4 5 5 Daisy Williams Sierra Leone 11.6 1 6 Wendy Hayes 11.0 Q 2 6 Moira Campbell 11.4 Q 3 6 Maeve Kyle 11.4 4 6 Beverly Weigel 11.4 5 6 Beryl Turner 11.9

Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Wind:Heat 1: 0.0, Heat 2: +2.3 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Madeleine Weston 10.9 Q 2 1 Elizabeth Cuthbert 10.9 Q 3 1 June Paul 10.9 Q 4 1 Wendy Hayes 10.9 5 1 Magdalena Myburgh 10.9 6 1 Margaret Stuart 11.1 1 2 Marlene Mathews-Willard 10.7 Q 2 2 Heather Young 10.9 Q 3 2 Edith Shaw 11.0 Q 4 2 Dorothy Hyman 11.1 5 2 Moira Campbell 11.3 6 2 Kay Johnson 11.6

Final

Wind: +0.3 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marlene Mathews-Willard 10.70 GR 2 Heather Young 10.73 3 Madeleine Weston 10.81 4 4 Elizabeth Cuthbert 10.84 5 5 June Paul 10.8 6 6 Edith Shaw 11.0

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