Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards
| Women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 1 December 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:03.7 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 |
The women's 880 yards 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.
After a 16-year absence, the event made its return to the women's program and was won by the world record holder, Australian Dixie Willis. Willis finished two seconds ahead of Marise Chamberlain from New Zealand and her fellow countrywoman Joy Jordan. The winning time of 2:03.7 easily accounted for the Games record set by Englishwoman Gladys Lunn in 1934, with all but last place finisher posting times inside the mark.[1]
Records[edit]
| World record |  Dixie Willis (AUS) |
2:02.0 | Perth, Western Australia | 3 March 1962 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Gladys Lunn (ENG) |
2:19.4 | London, United Kingdom | 6 August 1934 | [2] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 1 December | Final | Dixie Willis |  Australia |
2:03.7 | GR |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Dixie Willis | Australia |
2:03.7 | GR |
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Marise Chamberlain |  New Zealand |
2:05.7 | |
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Joy Jordan | England |
2:05.9 | |
| 4 | Phyllis Perkins | England |
2:09.4 | |
| 5 | Joan Beretta | Australia |
2:12.2 | |
| 6 | Jackie Barnett |  Wales |
2:14.8 | |
| 7 | Abby Hoffman |  Canada |
2:21.6 | |
| Joy Grieveson | England |
DNS |
References[edit]
- ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Winner wept before '880'". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
- ^ "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 7 August 1934. p. 9.
- ^ "Results of the women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 800 metres | |
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| 880 yards (1934, 1962–1966) |
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| 800 metres (1970–present) |
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