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

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

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Sheila Carey | England | 2:04.7 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 2:04.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Cheryl Peasley | Australia | 2:05.05 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Georgena Craig | Scotland | 2:05.8 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Adrienne Smyth | Northern Ireland | 2:06.0 | |
| 6 | 1 | Anne Smith | New Zealand | 2:07.3 | |
| | 1 | Thelwyn Bateman | Wales | DNF | |
| | 1 | Cecilia Smith | Canada | DNF | |
| 1 | 2 | Pat Lowe | England | 2:07.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sylvia Potts | New Zealand | 2:07.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Penny Werthner | Canada | 2:07.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gloria Dourass | Wales | 2:07.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Thelma Fynn | Canada | 2:07.6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mary Speedman | Scotland | 2:08.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Norine Braithwaite | England | 2:08.5 | |
| 8 | 2 | Beverly Franklyn | Jamaica | 2:14.7 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Rosemary Stirling | Scotland | 2:06.24 |
| | Pat Lowe | England | 2:06.27 |
| | Cheryl Peasley | Australia | 2:06.33 |
| 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 |
