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

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Women's shot put
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 24 November 1962 (1962-11-24)
Competitors 8 from 4 nations
Winning distance Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Medalists
gold medal  Valerie Young   New Zealand
silver medal  Jean Roberts   Australia
bronze medal  Suzanne Allday   England
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Athletics at the
1962 British Empire and
Commonwealth Games
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Track events
100 yd   men   women
220 yd men women
440 yd men
880 yd men women
1 mile men
3 miles men
6 miles men
80 m hurdles women
120 yd hurdles men
440 yd hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×110 yd relay men women
4×440 yd relay men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
 
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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 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., finishing ahead of Jean Roberts of Australia and Suzanne Allday from England who won the bronze medal.[1]

Records

World record  Tamara Press (URS) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Leipzig, East Germany 10 June 1962
Games record  Valerie Sloper (NZL) 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) Cardiff, Wales 20 July 1958 [2]
Commonwealth record '

Final

[3] [4]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st Valerie Young New Zealand Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
2nd Jean Roberts Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
3rd 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 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
6 Larraine Hillier Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
7 Rosslyn Williams Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
8 Sue Platt England 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)

References

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