The women's 100 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games: in 1970 it was replaced by the 100 metres.

Medalists + Gold Silver BronzeDianne BurgeIrene PiotrowskiJill Hall

Results Heats

Qualification for semifinals The first 3 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.

Wind speed Heat 1: ? m/s; Heat 2: 0.0 m/s; Heat 3: +0.4 m/s; Heat 4: +0.8 m/s; Heat 5: -0.5 m/s

+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Daphne Slater 10.8 Q 2 1 Marjorie Turner 10.8 Q 3 1 Brenda Matthews 10.9 Q 4 1 Maria Jinadu 11.1 5 1 Gloria Dourass 11.2 6 1 Lydia Stephens 11.6 7 1 Thora Best 11.6 8 1 Marie Sesay 12.0 1 2 Dianne Burge 10.65 Q 2 2 Elizabeth Parsons 11.0 Q 3 2 Valerie Parker 11.1 Q 4 2 Rose Hart 11.1 5 2 Olajumoke Bodunrin 11.2 6 2 Alix Jamieson 11.3 7 2 Teresa Johnson 11.4 8 2 Esther Maganga 11.8 1 3 Irene Piotrowski 10.6 Q 2 3 Vilma Charlton 10.7 Q 3 3 Janet Simpson 10.8 Q 4 3 Pam Kilborn 11.01 5 3 Regina Okafor 11.2 6 3 Millicent Jackson 12.3 1 4 Jenny Lamy 10.93 Q 2 4 Jill Hall Q 3 4 Sigrid Sandiford 11.0 Q 4 4 Carmen Smith 11.0 5 4 Oyeronke Akindele 11.1 6 4 Thelwyn Appleby 11.3 7 4 Alice Annum 11.3 8 4 Olive Palmer-Davies 11.7 1 5 Joyce Bennett 10.95 Q 2 5 Maureen Tranter 11.0 Q 3 5 Adlin Mair 11.0 Q 4 1 Ana Ramacake 11.1 5 1 Elizabeth Gill 11.1 6 1 Lorna McGarvey 11.2 7 1 Sybil Donmartin 11.5

Semifinals

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

Wind speed Heat 1: +0.1 m/s; Heat 2: +3.8 m/s

+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Dianne Burge 10.58 Q, GR 2 1 Vilma Charlton 10.6 Q 3 1 Jenny Lamy 10.82 Q 4 1 Daphne Slater 10.8 Q 5 1 Valerie Parker 10.8 6 1 Brenda Matthews 10.8 7 1 Elizabeth Parsons 11.0 8 1 Maureen Tranter 11.1 1 2 Irene Piotrowski 10.7 Q 2 2 Joyce Bennett 10.72 Q 3 2 Jill Hall Q 4 2 Adlin Mair 10.8 Q 5 2 Janet Simpson 10.8 6 2 Marjorie Turner 10.8 7 2 Sigrid Sandiford 11.0

Final

Wind speed 0.0 m/s

+ Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Dianne Burge 10.6 Irene Piotrowski 10.8 Jill Hall 10.8 4 Jenny Lamy 10.8 5 Joyce Bennett 10.8 6 Vilma Charlton 10.9 7 Adlin Mair 10.9 8 Daphne Slater 11.0

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