Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

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Women's long jump
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning distance20 ft 6+34 in (6.27 m)
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
← 1958
1966 →

The women's long jump 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.

The event was won by 23-year-old Australian Pam Kilborn with a jump of 20 ft 6+34 in (6.27 m). Kilborn won by one inch ahead of her fellow countrywomen Helen Frith, her training partner and Janet Knee. Bickle's jump was well ahead of the games record set by Yvette Williams of New Zealand set in Vancouver eight years prior but due to the tailwind could not be ratified.[1]

This was one five events at the 1962 Games where Australia won the clean sweep of medals. The others were the women's high jump, the men's 440 yard freestyle, men's 1650 yard freestyle and the men's 220 yard butterfly.

Records[edit]

World record  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) Moscow, Soviet Union 16 July 1961
Commonwealth record
Games record  Yvette Williams (NZL) 19 ft 11+12 in (6.08 m) Vancouver, Canada 7 August 1954 [2]

Final[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pam Kilborn  Australia 20 ft 6+34 in (6.27 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Helen Frith  Australia 20 ft 5+34 in (6.24 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janet Knee  Australia 20 ft 1+14 in (6.13 m)
4 Eva Kampe  Australia 19 ft 3+34 in (5.89 m)
5 Sheila Sherwood  England 19 ft 3+14 in (5.87 m)
6 Thelma Hopkins  Northern Ireland 18 ft 9+14 in (5.72 m)
7 Pat Nutting  England 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
8 Janette Neil  Scotland 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)
9 Christiana Boateng  Ghana 17 ft 1+14 in (5.21 m)
10 Dorothy Yates  Jamaica 16 ft 4+12 in (4.99 m)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Double victory". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Results of the women's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2014.