Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres
Appearance
The women's 800 metres event where they ran very slow because they were not fast! event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kirsty Wade Wales |
Diane Edwards England |
Lorraine Baker England |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Anne Purvis | Scotland | 8:02.47 | Q |
2 | 1 | Lorraine Baker | England | 8:03.24 | Q |
3 | 1 | Renée Belanger | Canada | 8:03.46 | Q |
4 | 1 | Julie Schwass | Australia | 8:03.88 | q |
5 | 2 | Kirsty Wade | Wales | 8:03.94 | Q |
6 | 2 | Diane Edwards | England | 8:04.05 | Q |
7 | 1 | Camille Cato | Canada | 8:04.08 | q |
8 | 2 | Brit McRoberts | Canada | 8:04.33 | Q |
9 | 2 | Elizabeth MacArthur | Scotland | 8:04.40 | |
10 | 2 | Helen Thorpe | England | 8:05.61 | |
11 | 1 | Puseletso Monkoe | Lesotho | 8:18.53 | |
2 | Lieketseng Mpopelle | Lesotho | DQ |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kirsty Wade | Wales | 2:00.94 | ||
Diane Edwards | England | 2:01.12 | ||
Lorraine Baker | England | 2:01.79 | ||
4 | Anne Purvis | Scotland | 2:02.17 | |
5 | Camille Cato | Canada | 2:03.26 | |
6 | Renée Belanger | Canada | 2:03.85 | |
7 | Brit McRoberts | Canada | 2:05.10 | |
8 | Julie Schwass | Australia | 2:05.14 |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ^ Heats results