Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put

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Women's shot put
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 6, 1966
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

The women's shot put event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2]

Results

Final results
RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Valerie Sloper-Young Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54 ft 1+34 in (16.50 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Mary Peters Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 53 ft 5+12 in (16.29 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Nancy McCredie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 50 ft 4 in (15.34 m)
4 Jean Roberts Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48 ft 1+14 in (14.66 m)
5 Diane Charteris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 46 ft 5+14 in (14.15 m)
6 Brenda Bedford Flag of England.svg  England 45 ft 9 in (13.94 m)
7 Carol Martin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44 ft 6+34 in (13.58 m)
8 Judy Dahlgren Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 42 ft 3+14 in (12.88 m)
9 Jennifer Wingerson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
10 Moira Kerr Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 40 ft 4 in (12.29 m)
11 Joan Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 37 ft 10+12 in (11.54 m)
Christine Payne Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Final results". The Guardian . 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.