The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 4 × 110 yards relay.
Results
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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 Australia |
Jennifer Lamy, Pam Kilborn, Marion Hoffman, Raelene Boyle | 44.14 | |
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 England |
Anita Neil, Margaret Critchley, Madeleine Cobb, Val Peat | 44.28 | |
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 Canada |
Joan Hendry, Joyce Sadowick, Patty Loverock, Stephanie Berto | 44.68 | |
| 4 |  Scotland |
Anne Wilson, Elizabeth Sutherland, Helen Golden, Patricia Pennycook | 45.4 | |
| 5 |  Jamaica |
Adlin Mair-Clarke, Carmen Smith-Brown, Marilyn Neufville, Yvonne Saunders | 45.5 | |
| 6 |  Wales |
Hillary Davies, Michelle Smith, Pat Shiels, Ruth Howell | 46.5 | |
| 7 |  Northern Ireland |
Adrienne Smyth, Linda Teskey, Maeve Kyle, Nooline McGarvey | 46.7 | |
| 8 |  Nigeria |
Emille Edet, Evelyn Urhobo, Modupe Oshikoya, Olajumoke Bodunrin | 47.0 |
References
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay | |
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| 4 x 100 yards (1954–1966) | |
| 4 x 100 metres (1970–present) |
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