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

The women's 100 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Sonia Lannaman	Raelene Boyle	Denise Boyd

Results

Heats

Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -2.5 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: -1.6 m/s, Heat 4: -0.1 m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			11.51	Q
2	2			11.52	Q
3	4			11.53	Q
4	3			11.57	Q
5	1			11.58	Q
6	3			11.60	Q
7	4			11.61	Q
8	4			11.66	Q
9	2			11.67	Q
10	2			11.69	Q
11	1			11.73	Q
12	2			11.74	q
14	1			11.75	Q
14	5			11.75	Q
16	4			11.78
17	5			11.79	Q
18	5			11.83	Q
19	5			11.84
20	1			11.99
21	3			12.09
22	3			12.12
23	4			12.15
24	2			12.23
25	3			12.26
26	5			12.29
27	5			12.35
28	1			12.36
29	1			12.36
30	2			12.37
31	3			12.53
32	2			12.61
33	1			12.64
34	5			12.85
35	4			12.94
36	1			13.06
37	4			13.12
	5

Semifinals

Held on 6 August

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

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			11.37	Q
2	1			11.47	Q
2	2			11.47	Q
4	1			11.49	Q
5	2			11.52	Q
6	1			11.56	Q
6	2			11.56	Q
8	2			11.58	Q
9	1			11.62
10	1			11.63
10	2			11.63
12	2			11.66
13	2			11.67
14	2			11.71
15	1			11.73
16	1			11.82

Final

Held on 7 August

Wind: +2.9 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			11.27
	8			11.35
	7			11.37
4	2			11.38
5	4			11.40
6	6			11.40
7	5			11.47
8	1			11.48

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2018-02-21 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .