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

Women's shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	24 November 1962
Competitors	8 from 4 nations
Winning distance	49 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in (15.23 m)
Medalists
Valerie Young   New Zealand   Jean Roberts   Australia   Suzanne Allday   England

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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

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 ¹⁄₂ in (15.23 m), finishing ahead of Jean Roberts of Australia and Suzanne Allday from England who won the bronze medal.^[1]

Records

World record	Tamara Press (URS)	60 ft 10 ^1⁄4 in (18.55 m)	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

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Young, ValerieValerie Young	New Zealand	49 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in (15.23 m)
	Roberts, JeanJean Roberts	Australia	47 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in (14.52 m)
	Allday, SuzanneSuzanne Allday	England	44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
4	Peters, MaryMary Peters	Northern Ireland	43 ft 8 in (13.31 m)
5	Breen, MaryMary Breen	Australia	43 ft 3 ^3⁄4 in (13.20 m)
6	Hillier, LarraineLarraine Hillier	Australia	42 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (12.89 m)
7	Williams, RosslynRosslyn Williams	Australia	42 ft 1 ^3⁄4 in (12.85 m)
8	Platt, SueSue Platt	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. Retrieved 12 April 2014.