Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles
| 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date |
29 November 1962 (round 1) 1 December 1962 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.9 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November and Saturday 1 December 1962.
13 runners competed in two heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the final.
The event was won by Australia's Pam Kilborn ahead of the joint world record holder Betty Moore from England and New Zealander Avis McIntosh who won bronze. Kilborn won the final in a slow time of 10.9 seconds running into a headwind of 7.0 m/s.[1]
Records
| World record |   | 10.5 | Leipzig, East Germany Kassel, West Germany | 24 July 1960 25 August 1962 | |
| Commonwealth record | ' | ||||
| Games record |  | 10.7 | Cardiff, Wales | 27 July 1958 | [2] |
Round 1
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avis McIntosh |  | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Betty Moore |  | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | Margot Evans | | 11.2 | Q |
| 4 | Rose Hart | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.4 | |
| 5 | Frances Slaap | | 12.0 | |
| Carmen Smith | .svg.png){kind=small} | DNF |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Kilborn | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Pat Nutting | | 11.4 | Q |
| 3 | Ann Packer | | 11.4 | Q |
| 4 | Patricia Dalton | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.9 | |
| 5 | Adlin Mair | | 12.1 | |
| 6 | Victoria Chinery | | 12.4 | |
| Thelma Hopkins |  | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pam Kilborn | | 10.9 | |
 | Betty Moore | | 11.3 | |
 | Avis McIntosh | | 11.4 | |
| 4 | Pat Nutting | | 11.5 | |
| 5 | Margot Evans | | 11.9 | |
| 6 | Ann Packer | | 11.9 | |
| Wind: -7.0 m/s[1] | ||||
References
- 1 2 Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Double victory". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
- ↑ "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
- 1 2 "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
- ↑ "Results of the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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