Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date24 November 1962 (1962-11-24)
Competitors8 from 4 nations
Winning distance49 ft 11+12 in (15.23 m)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
  1958
1966  

The women's shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November 1962.

Contents

The event was won by the defending champion New Zealand's Valerie Young with a throw of 49 ft 11+12 in (15.23 m), finishing ahead of Jean Roberts of Australia and Suzanne Allday from England who won the bronze medal. [1]

Records

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Press  (URS)60 ft 10+14 in (18.55 m) Leipzig, East Germany10 June 1962
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of New Zealand.svg  Valerie Sloper  (NZL)51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) Cardiff, Wales20 July 1958 [2]

Final

[3] [4]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Young Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 49 ft 11+12 in (15.23 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Jean Roberts Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47 ft 7+12 in (14.52 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Suzanne Allday Flag of England.svg  England 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
4 Mary Peters Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 43 ft 8 in (13.31 m)
5 Mary Breen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 43 ft 3+34 in (13.20 m)
6 Larraine Hillier Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 42 ft 3+12 in (12.89 m)
7 Rosslyn Williams Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 42 ft 1+34 in (12.85 m)
8 Sue Platt Flag of England.svg  England 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)

References

  1. Webster, Jim (25 November 1962). "Shot put". The Sun-Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. p. 61.
  2. "Second Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 21 July 1958. p. 17.
  3. "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald . Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
  4. "Results of the women's shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.