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| Women's 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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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
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Glenda Reiser Canada | Joan Allison England | Thelma Wright Canada |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Held on 31 January
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Australian results". Retrieved 24 December 2018.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 1500 metres | |
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