Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Judy Peckham Australia	Tekla Chemabwai Kenya	Jane Colebrook England

Results

Heats

Held on 8 August

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Liz Barnes	England	2:03.9	Q
2	1	Tekla Chemabwai	Kenya	2:05.1	Q
3	3	Evelyn McMeekin	Scotland	2:06.1	Q
4	3	Francine Gendron	Canada	2:06.5	Q
5	3	Jane Colebrook	England	2:06.7	Q
6	3	Judy Peckham	Australia	2:06.8	Q
7	2	Adrienne Smyth	Northern Ireland	2:07.5	Q
8	1	Carmen Campton	Australia	2:07.6	Q
9	2	Alison Wright	New Zealand	2:07.7	Q
10	2	Charlene Rendina	Australia	2:07.9	Q
11	2	Anne Mackie-Morelli	Canada	2:08.2	Q
12	1	Debbie Campbell	Canada	2:08.4	Q
12	3	Rose Tata	Kenya	2:08.4	q
14	2	Paula Newnham	England	2:09.7	q
15	1	Helen Opoku	Ghana	2:10.3	q
16	1	Pamela Reece	Northern Ireland	2:11.0	q
17	2	Gladys Konadu	Ghana	2:12.93
18	2	Violet Molobeka	Zambia	2:15.02
19	3	Helen Blake	Jamaica	2:20.79
20	1	Theodora Corea	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2:22.20
21	3	Jennifer Boca	Grenada	2:22.58
22	3	Hannah Bantamoi	Sierra Leone	2:52.59

Semifinals

Held on 8 August

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Evelyn McMeekin	Scotland	2:02.99	Q
2	1	Charlene Rendina	Australia	2:04.78	Q
3	1	Jane Colebrook	England	2:04.78	Q
4	1	Anne Mackie-Morelli	Canada	2:05.05	Q
5	2	Judy Peckham	Australia	2:05.22	Q
6	2	Liz Barnes	England	2:05.38	Q
7	1	Debbie Campbell	Canada	2:05.47
8	2	Francine Gendron	Canada	2:05.66	Q
9	2	Tekla Chemabwai	Kenya	2:05.71	Q
10	2	Adrienne Smyth	Northern Ireland	2:06.68
11	2	Alison Wright	New Zealand	2:06.71
12	1	Paula Newnham	England	2:07.68
13	2	Carmen Campton	Australia	2:08.30
14	1	Rose Tata	Kenya	2:13.72
15	2	Helen Opoku	Ghana	2:18.79
16	1	Pamela Reece	Northern Ireland	2:20.12

Final

Held on 10 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Judy Peckham	Australia	2:02.82
	Tekla Chemabwai	Kenya	2:02.87
	Jane Colebrook	England	2:03.10
4	Liz Barnes	England	2:03.41
5	Francine Gendron	Canada	2:04.02
6	Evelyn McMeekin	Scotland	2:04.10
7	Anne Mackie-Morelli	Canada	2:04.16
8	Charlene Rendina	Australia	2:04.82

References

• Heats & Semifinals results (The Canberra Times)
• Final results (The Canberra Times)
• Australian results