Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards

Women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors	8 from 5 nations
Winning time	2:03.7 GR
Medalists
Dixie Willis    Australia   Marise Chamberlain    New Zealand   Joy Jordan    England
←  1934 1966  →

The women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.

After a 16-year absence, the event made its return to the women's program and was won by the world record holder, Australian Dixie Willis. Willis finished two seconds ahead of Marise Chamberlain from New Zealand and her fellow countrywoman Joy Jordan. The winning time of 2:03.7 easily accounted for the Games record set by Englishwoman Gladys Lunn in 1934, with all but last place finisher posting times inside the mark. ^[1]

Records

World record	Dixie Willis  (AUS)	2:02.0	Perth, Western Australia	3 March 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record	Gladys Lunn  (ENG)	2:19.4	London, United Kingdom	6 August 1934	[2]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
1 December	Final	Dixie Willis	Australia	2:03.7	GR

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Dixie Willis	Australia	2:03.7	GR
	Marise Chamberlain	New Zealand	2:05.7
	Joy Jordan	England	2:05.9
4	Phyllis Perkins	England	2:09.4
5	Joan Beretta	Australia	2:12.2
6	Jackie Barnett	Wales	2:14.8
7	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:21.6
	Joy Grieveson	England		DNS

References

1. Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Winner wept before '880'". The Sun-Herald . Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
2. "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1934. p. 9.
3. "Results of the women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.