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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
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date24 November 1962 (1962-11-24)
Competitors8 from 4 nations
Winning distance49 ft 11+12 in (15.23 m)
Medalists
gold medal    New Zealand
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    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.

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

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World record  Tamara Press (URS) 60 ft 10+14 in (18.55 m) Leipzig, East Germany 10 June 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record  Valerie Sloper (NZL) 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) Cardiff, Wales 20 July 1958 [2]

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerie Young  New Zealand 49 ft 11+12 in (15.23 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Roberts  Australia 47 ft 7+12 in (14.52 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Suzanne Allday  England 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
4 Mary Peters  Northern Ireland 43 ft 8 in (13.31 m)
5 Mary Breen  Australia 43 ft 3+34 in (13.20 m)
6 Larraine Hillier  Australia 42 ft 3+12 in (12.89 m)
7 Rosslyn Williams  Australia 42 ft 1+34 in (12.85 m)
8 Sue Platt  England 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)

References

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  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.