Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw

Women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	1 December 1962
Competitors	7 from 4 nations
Winning distance	164 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (50.20 m) GR
Medalists
Valerie Young   New Zealand   Rosslyn Williams   Australia   Mary McDonald   Australia

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 discus throw 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 New Zealander Valerie Young who earlier won the shot put title. Young won by 11 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in (3.54 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Rosslyn Williams and Mary McDonald and the defending champion, Englishwoman Suzanne Allday who finished in fourth. Young's throw of 164 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (50.20 m) smashed the Games record set by Allday in Cardiff four years prior by 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m). Williams and McDonald also bettered the mark.^[1]

Records

World record	Tamara Press (URS)	193 ft 6 in (58.98 m)	London, United Kingdom	20 September 1961
Games record	Suzanne Allday (ENG)	150 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in (45.91 m)	Cardiff, Wales	27 July 1958	[2]
Commonwealth record		'

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Young, ValerieValerie Young	New Zealand	164 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (50.20 m)	GR
	Williams, RosslynRosslyn Williams	Australia	153 ft 1 in (46.66 m)
	McDonald, MaryMary McDonald	Australia	151 ft 8 in (46.23 m)
4	Allday, SuzanneSuzanne Allday	England	144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
5	Breen, MaryMary Breen	Australia	140 ft 4 in (42.77 m)
6	Thayer, HelenHelen Thayer	New Zealand	135 ft 5 in (41.28 m)
7	Dobie, PatPat Dobie	Canada	130 ft 11 in (39.90 m)

References

1. Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "N.Z. discus medal win". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
2. "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
3. "Results of the women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 22 April 2014.