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

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Women's 880 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning time2:03.7 GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Dixie Willis  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Marise Chamberlain  Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg   Joy Jordan  Flag of England.svg  England
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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.

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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 recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Dixie Willis  (AUS)2:02.0 Perth, Western Australia3 March 1962
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of England.svg  Gladys Lunn  (ENG)2:19.4 London, United Kingdom6 August 1934 [2]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
1 DecemberFinal Dixie Willis Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:03.7GR

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dixie Willis Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:03.7 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Marise Chamberlain Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:05.7
Bronze medal icon.svg Joy Jordan Flag of England.svg  England 2:05.9
4 Phyllis Perkins Flag of England.svg  England 2:09.4
5 Joan Beretta Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:12.2
6 Jackie Barnett Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:14.8
7 Abby Hoffman Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada 2:21.6
Joy Grieveson Flag of England.svg  England DNS

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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 . John Fairfax and Sons. 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.
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