The women's discus throw 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.
Women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 1 December 1962 | |||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 4 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 164 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.20 m) GR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The event was won by New Zealander Valerie Young who earlier won the shot put title. Young won by 11 ft 7+1⁄2 in (3.54 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Rosslyn Williams and Mary McDonald and the defending champion, Englishwoman Suzanne Allday who finished in fourth. Young's throw of 164 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.20 m) smashed the Games record set by Allday in Cardiff four years prior by 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m). Williams and McDonald also bettered the mark.[1]
Records
editWorld record | Tamara Press (URS) | 193 ft 6 in (58.98 m) | London, United Kingdom | 20 September 1961 | |
Commonwealth record | |||||
Games record | Suzanne Allday (ENG) | 150 ft 7+1⁄2 in (45.91 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 27 July 1958 | [2] |
Final
editRank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Valerie Young | New Zealand | 164 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.20 m) | GR | |
Rosslyn Williams | Australia | 153 ft 1 in (46.66 m) | ||
Mary McDonald | Australia | 151 ft 8 in (46.23 m) | ||
4 | Suzanne Allday | England | 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) | |
5 | Mary Breen | Australia | 140 ft 4 in (42.77 m) | |
6 | Helen Thayer | New Zealand | 135 ft 5 in (41.28 m) | |
7 | Pat Dobie | Canada | 130 ft 11 in (39.90 m) |
References
edit- ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "N.Z. discus medal win". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
- ^ "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
- ^ "Results of the women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.