| Women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 164 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.20 m) 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 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.
Records
| World record |  Tamara Press (URS) |
193 ft 6 in (58.98 m) | London, United Kingdom | 20 September 1961 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Suzanne Allday (ENG) |
150 ft 7+1⁄2 in (45.91 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 27 July 1958 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Valerie Young |  New Zealand |
164 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.20 m) | GR |
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Rosslyn Williams |  Australia |
153 ft 1 in (46.66 m) | |
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Mary McDonald | Australia |
151 ft 8 in (46.23 m) | |
| 4 | Suzanne Allday | England |
144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) | |
| 5 | Mary Breen | Australia |
140 ft 4 in (42.77 m) | |
| 6 | Helen Thayer | New Zealand |
135 ft 5 in (41.28 m) | |
| 7 | Pat Dobie |  Canada |
130 ft 11 in (39.90 m) |
References
- Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "N.Z. discus medal win". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
- "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
- "Results of the women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
| Commonwealth Games champions in women's discus throw | |
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| Discus throw at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| Men's | |
| Women's | |