# Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Raelene Boyle Australia | Denise Robertson Australia | Alice Annum Ghana |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 27 January
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s, Heat 4: +1.9 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Donna Murray | England | 24.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Rose Asiedua | Ghana | 24.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Debbie Jones | Bermuda | 24.7 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Linda McCurry | Northern Ireland | 24.71 | |
| 5 | 1 | Rose Mfunya | Tanzania | 25.72 | |
| 6 | 1 | Janet Manda | Malawi | 26.19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Uafu Tuineau | Tonga | 26.91 | |
| | 1 | Rose Allwood | Jamaica | DNF | |
| 1 | 2 | Robyn Boak | Australia | 23.58 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Wendy Hill | England | 24.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Marcia Trotman | Barbados | 24.2 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Margaret MacGowan | Canada | 24.37 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kim Robertson | New Zealand | 24.56 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nzaeli Kyomo | Tanzania | 25.20 | |
| 7 | 2 | Keta Iongi | Tonga | 25.67 | |
| 1 | 3 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 23.14 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 23.4 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand | 23.8 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lorna Forde | Barbados | 23.8 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Alison MacRitchie | Scotland | 24.42 | |
| 6 | 3 | Avril McClelland | Northern Ireland | 25.14 | |
| | 3 | Eleanor Phillips | Fiji | DNS | |
| 1 | 4 | Denise Robertson | Australia | 23.14 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 23.6 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ruth Williams | Jamaica | 23.7 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Hannah Afriye | Ghana | 24.13 | |
| 5 | 4 | Barbara Martin | England | 24.23 | |
| 6 | 4 | Beatrice Ewuzie | Nigeria | 24.44 | |
| 7 | 4 | Torika Cavuka | Fiji | 26.37 | |
| 1 | 5 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada | 23.5 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 23.9 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Gail Wooten | New Zealand | 24.0 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Ashanti Obi | Nigeria | 24.72 | |
| 5 | 5 | Christine Byobona | Uganda | 24.72 | |
| 6 | 5 | Mary Machoba | Lesotho | 27.07 | |
| | 5 | Miriama Tuisorisori | Fiji | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 27 January
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Denise Robertson | Australia | 23.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada | 23.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand | 23.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ruth Williams | Jamaica | 23.9 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Helen Golden | Scotland | 23.93 | |
| 6 | 1 | Wendy Hill | England | 24.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Lorna Forde | Barbados | 24.15 | |
| 8 | 1 | Rose Asiedua | Ghana | 24.77 | |
| 1 | 2 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 23.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 23.30 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Robyn Boak | Australia | 23.51 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 23.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Gail Wooten | New Zealand | 24.01 | |
| 6 | 2 | Donna Murray | England | 24.17 | |
| 7 | 2 | Marcia Trotman | Barbados | 24.42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Debbie Jones | Bermuda | 24.74 | |

### Final

Held on 29 January
Wind: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Raelene Boyle | Australia | 22.50 | GR |
| | 4 | Denise Robertson | Australia | 22.73 | |
| | 7 | Alice Annum | Ghana | 22.90 | |
| 4 | 2 | Marjorie Bailey | Canada | 23.13 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ruth Williams | Jamaica | 23.39 | |
| 6 | 5 | Wendy Brown | New Zealand | 23.44 | |
| 7 | 1 | Robyn Boak | Australia | 23.45 | |
| 8 | 8 | Patty Loverock | Canada | 23.76 | |