# Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Medallists

Medal winners :
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Raelene Boyle Australia | Andrea Lynch England | Denise Robertson Australia |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 25 January

#### Qualification for semifinal

The first 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

#### Wind speed

Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s, Heat 5: +1.7 m/s
Heats results :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica | 11.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Etim Ufon-Uko | Nigeria | 12.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sonia Lannaman | England | 12.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Rose Asiedua | Ghana | 12.22 | |
| 5 | 1 | Christine Byobona | Uganda | 12.43 | |
| 6 | 1 | Christine Salmond | Scotland | 12.44 | |
| 4 | 2 | Alison MacRitchie | Scotland | 12.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Linda McCurry | Northern Ireland | 12.37 | |
| 6 | 2 | Keta Iongi | Tonga | 12.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Torika Cavuka | Fiji | 12.67 | |
| 1 | 3 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada | 11.7 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 11.73 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 11.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Kim Robertson | New Zealand | 12.06 | |
| 5 | 3 | Beatrice Ewuzie | Nigeria | 12.25 | |
| 6 | 3 | Debbie Jones | Bermuda | 12.34 | |
| 7 | 3 | Laisa Taga | Fiji | 13.13 | |
| 1 | 4 | Denise Robertson | Australia | 11.58 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 11.7 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Hannah Afriye | Ghana | 11.9 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Gail Wooten | New Zealand | 11.9 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Marcia Trotman | Barbados | 12.13 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ashanti Obi | Nigeria | 12.26 | |
| 7 | 4 | Philomena Chezi | Tanzania | 12.41 | |
| 1 | 5 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 11.51 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Lyn Kellond | Canada | 11.9 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Leleith Hodges | Jamaica | 11.9 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Barbara Martin | England | 12.07 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania | 12.25 | |
| 6 | 5 | Avril McClelland | Northern Ireland | 12.33 | |
| 7 | 5 | Uafu Tuineau | Tonga | 13.01 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 25 January

#### Qualification for final

The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.

#### Wind speed

Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s
Semifinal result :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 11.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Denise Robertson | Australia | 11.49 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada | 11.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 11.72 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Etim Ufon-Uko | Nigeria | 11.86 | |
| 6 | 1 | Gail Wooten | New Zealand | 11.88 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sonia Lannaman | England | 11.93 | |
| 8 | 1 | Leleith Hodges | Jamaica | 12.98 | |
| 1 | 2 | Andrea Lynch | England | 11.39 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 11.54 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand | 11.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica | 11.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 11.70 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hannah Afriye | Ghana | 11.89 | |
| 7 | 2 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 11.92 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lyn Kellond | Canada | 12.05 | |

### Final

Held on 26 January

#### Wind speed

+0.5 m/s
Final result :
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 11.27 | GR |
| | 6 | Andrea Lynch | England | 11.31 | |
| | 1 | Denise Robertson | Australia | 11.50 | |
| 4 | 7 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 11.52 | |
| 5 | 4 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand | 11.59 | |
| 6 | 8 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada | 11.66 | |
| 7 | 2 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica | 11.73 | |
| 8 | 3 | Jenny Lamy | Australia | 11.83 | |