Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards

The women's 880 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 800 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Abby Hoffman  Canada	Judy Pollock  Australia	Anne Smith  England

Results

Heats

[2]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marise Stephen	New Zealand	2:06.6	Q
2	1	Anne Smith	England	2:07.2	Q
3	1	Rosemary Stirling	Scotland	2:07.6	Q
4	1	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:08.8	Q
5	1	Deidre Watkinson	England	2:09.3
6	1	Titi Adeleke	Nigeria	2:19.5
	1	Lucene Prince	Antigua and Barbuda	DNF
1	2	Pam Piercy	England	2:10.0	Q
2	2	Pat Lowe	England	2:10.0	Q
3	2	Judy Pollock	Australia	2:10.5	Q
4	2	Cecilia Carter	Canada	2:10.7	Q
5	2	Georgena Craig	Scotland	2:10.9
6	2	Mary Rajamani	Malaysia	2:17.8

Final

[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:04.3
	Judy Pollock	Australia	2:04.5
	Anne Smith	England	2:05.0
4	Rosemary Stirling	Scotland	2:05.4
5	Pat Lowe	England	2:05.8
6	Marise Stephen	New Zealand	2:05.9
7	Pam Piercy	England	2:06.3
8	Cecilia Carter	Canada	2:13.1

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "Heats results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
3. "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.