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Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

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{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's 800 metres

|games = 1970

|image =

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|venue = Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh

|dates = 24 and 25 July 1970

|competitors =

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|gold = Rosemary Stirling

|goldCGA = SCO

|silver = Pat Lowe

|silverCGA = ENG

|bronze = Cheryl Peasley

|bronzeCGA = AUS

|prev = 1966 Kingston

|next = Christchurch 1974

}}

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The women's 800 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 24 and 25 July 1970 at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037/event/1631 |website=thecgf.com |accessdate=23 September 2019}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEJHdFvYYwE| title=Rosemary Stirling 800m Gold - Edinburgh 1970|website=YouTube|access-date=14 August 2022}} It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 880 yards event.

The winning margin was 0.03 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the women's 800 metres at these games.

Medallists

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scope=col style="background-color:gold; width:200px; | Gold

! scope=col style="background-color:silver; width:200px; | Silver

! scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966; width:200px; | Bronze

Rosemary Stirling
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|Pat Lowe
{{ENG}}

|Cheryl Peasley
{{AUS}}

Results

=Heats=

==Qualification for final==

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jfdjAAAAIBAJ&pg=1160%2C9420882 |title=Games results |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=26 July 1970 |pages=39 |access-date=14 August 2022}}

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scope=col | Rankscope=col | Heatscope=col | Namescope=col | Nationalityscope=col | Timescope=col | Notes
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| 1

1style="text-align:left;"| Sheila Careystyle="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}}2:04.7Q
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| 2

1style="text-align:left;"| Rosemary Stirlingstyle="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}}2:04.9Q
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| 3

1style="text-align:left;"| Cheryl Peasleystyle="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}}2:05.05Q
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| 4

1style="text-align:left;"| Georgena Craigstyle="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}}2:05.8Q
51style="text-align:left;"| Adrienne Smythstyle="text-align:left;"| {{NIR}}2:06.0
61style="text-align:left;"| Anne Smithstyle="text-align:left;"| {{NZL}}2:07.3
data-sort-value="7"|1style="text-align:left;"| Thelwyn Batemanstyle="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}}data-sort-value="9:99.9"|DNF
data-sort-value="7"|1style="text-align:left;"| Cecilia Smithstyle="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}}data-sort-value="9:99.9"|DNF
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| 1

2style="text-align:left;"| Pat Lowestyle="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}}2:07.0Q
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| 2

2style="text-align:left;"| Sylvia Pottsstyle="text-align:left;"| {{NZL}}2:07.4Q
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| 3

2style="text-align:left;"| Penny Werthnerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}}2:07.4Q
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| 4

2style="text-align:left;"| Gloria Dourassstyle="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}}2:07.6Q
52style="text-align:left;"| Thelma Fynnstyle="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}}2:07.6
62style="text-align:left;"| Mary Speedmanstyle="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}}2:08.3
72style="text-align:left;"| Norine Braithwaitestyle="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}}2:08.5
82style="text-align:left;"| Beverly Franklynstyle="text-align:left;"| {{JAM}}2:14.7

=Final=

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{{Gold1}}style="text-align:left;"| Rosemary Stirlingstyle="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}}2:06.24
{{Silver2}}style="text-align:left;"| Pat Lowestyle="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}}2:06.27
{{Bronze3}}style="text-align:left;"| Cheryl Peasleystyle="text-align:left;"| {{AUS}}2:06.33
4style="text-align:left;"| Gloria Dourassstyle="text-align:left;"| {{WAL}}2:08.6
5style="text-align:left;"| Sylvia Pottsstyle="text-align:left;"| {{NZL}}2:09.7
6style="text-align:left;"| Penny Werthnerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{CAN}}2:10.0
7style="text-align:left;"| Georgena Craigstyle="text-align:left;"| {{SCO}}2:16.1
8style="text-align:left;"| Sheila Careystyle="text-align:left;"| {{ENG}}2:18.5

References

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  • [http://athhistory.sportstg.com/international/int31.htm Australian results]

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