Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles

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The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 10 and 11 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp |title=Results |access-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp |archive-date=2012-09-14 |url-status=dead }}

Medalists

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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold

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Lorna Boothe
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|Shirley Strong
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|Sharon Colyear
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Results

=Heats=

Held on 10 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

2align=left| Sharon Colyearalign=left| {{ENG}}13.34Q
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| 2

2align=left| Shirley Strongalign=left| {{ENG}}13.41Q
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| 3

1align=left| Lorna Boothealign=left| {{ENG}}13.49Q
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| 4

1align=left| Sharon Lanealign=left| {{CAN}}13.89Q
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| 5

2align=left| Diane Jones-Konihowskialign=left| {{CAN}}14.00Q
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| 6

1align=left| Elaine Davidsonalign=left| {{SCO}}14.03Q
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| 7

1align=left| Gail Wootenalign=left| {{NZL}}14.14q
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| 8

2align=left| June Caddlealign=left| {{BAR}}14.22q
92align=left| Roxanne Gellealign=left| {{AUS}}14.23
102align=left| Marina Chin Leng Simalign=left| {{MAS}}14.77
111align=left| Vicky Hancoxalign=left| {{NIR}}15.12
122align=left| Teresa Davidalign=left| {{MRI}}16.13
{{hs|13}}1align=left| Bernadine Lewisalign=left| {{GRN}}{{sort|99.99|DNS}}
{{hs|13}}1align=left| Glynis Saundersalign=left| {{AUS}}{{sort|99.99|DNS}}

=Final=

Held on 11 August

Wind: +3.6 m/s

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RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{Gold1}}align=left| Lorna Boothealign=left| {{ENG}}12.98
{{Silver2}}align=left| Shirley Strongalign=left| {{ENG}}13.08
{{Bronze3}}align=left| Sharon Colyearalign=left| {{ENG}}13.17
4align=left| Elaine Davidsonalign=left| {{SCO}}13.76
5align=left| Gail Wootenalign=left| {{NZL}}13.77
6align=left| Sharon Lanealign=left| {{CAN}}13.88
7align=left| Diane Jones-Konihowskialign=left| {{CAN}}14.11
8align=left| June Caddlealign=left| {{BAR}}14.13

References

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  • [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/12381666 Heats results (The Canberra Times)]
  • [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/12381694 Final results (The Canberra Times)]
  • [http://athhistory.sportstg.com/international/int47.htm Australian results]

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