title: Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles
text: # Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles
  
  The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 29 and 31 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Judy Vernon England | Gaye Dell Australia | Modupe Oshikoya Nigeria |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Held on 29 January
  
  Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
  
  Wind: Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Modupe Oshikoya | Nigeria | 13.5 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Judy Vernon | England | 13.8 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Sally Moir | Australia | 13.87 | Q, pb |
  | 4 | 1 | Michelle Miles | New Zealand | 14.1 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Ann Wilson | England | 14.1 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Elizabeth Bruce | Ghana | 14.9 | q |
  | | 1 | Myra Nimmo | Scotland | DNS | |
  | 1 | 2 | Brenda Matthews | New Zealand | 13.69 | Q,pb |
  | 2 | 2 | Jennifer Jones | Australia | 13.79 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Elizabeth Damman | Canada | 14.0 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Janet Honour | England | 14.2 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Miriama Tuisorisori | Fiji | 14.8 | Q |
  | 1 | 3 | Gaye Dell | Australia | 13.33 | Q, pb |
  | 2 | 3 | Jan Lothian | New Zealand | 14.0 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Mary Peters | Northern Ireland | 14.35 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | Ruth Kyalisima | Uganda | 14.5 | Q |
  | 5 | 3 | Wendy Taylor | Canada | 14.6 | Q |
  | 6 | 3 | Keta Iongi | Tonga | 15.19 | |
  | | 3 | Eleanor Phillips | Fiji | DNS | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Held on 29 January
  
  Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
  
  Wind: Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Judy Vernon | England | 13.7 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Jennifer Jones | Australia | 13.92 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Sally Moir | Australia | 13.99 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Elizabeth Damman | Canada | 14.0 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Jan Lothian | New Zealand | 14.26 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Janet Honour | England | 14.37 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Ruth Kyalisima | Uganda | 14.50 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Miriama Tuisorisori | Fiji | 18.34 | |
  | 1 | 2 | Gaye Dell | Australia | 13.58 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Modupe Oshikoya | Nigeria | 13.6 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Brenda Matthews | New Zealand | 13.9 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Michelle Miles | New Zealand | 13.9 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Ann Wilson | England | 14.29 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Wendy Taylor | Canada | 14.59 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Elizabeth Bruce | Ghana | 14.65 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Mary Peters | Northern Ireland | 14.75 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Held on 31 January
  
  Wind: +1.0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Judy Vernon | England | 13.45 | |
  | | 7 | Gaye Dell | Australia | 13.54 | |
  | | 1 | Modupe Oshikoya | Nigeria | 13.69 | |
  | 4 | 8 | Jennifer Jones | Australia | 13.83 | |
  | 5 | 3 | Michelle Miles | New Zealand | 13.89 | pb |
  | 6 | 5 | Sally Moir | Australia | 13.93 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Brenda Matthews | New Zealand | 13.95 | |
  | 8 | 6 | Elizabeth Damman | Canada | 13.97 | |
  