Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres

Template:AthleticsAt1970CommonwealthGames The women's 800 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 24 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 880 yards event.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rosemary Stirling Scotland	Pat Lowe England	Cheryl Peasley Australia

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Rosemary Stirling	Scotland	2:06.2
	Pat Lowe	England	2:06.2
	Cheryl Peasley	Australia	2:06.3
4	Gloria Dourass	Wales	2:08.6
5	Sylvia Potts	New Zealand	2:09.7
6	Penny Werthner	Canada	2:10.0
7	Georgena Craig	Scotland	2:16.1
8	Sheila Carey	England	2:18.5

References

• Semifinals results (p39)
• Australian results