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

Women's long jump
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors 10 from 6 nations
Winning distance 20 ft 6 3⁄4 in (6.27 m)
Medalists
 Pam Kilborn   Australia
 Helen Frith   Australia
 Janet Knee   Australia

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 3⁄4 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

World record Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)Moscow, Soviet Union16 July 1961
Commonwealth record'
Games record Yvette Williams (NZL)19 ft 11 1⁄2 in (6.08 m)Vancouver, Canada7 August 1954[2]

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Pam Kilborn Australia20 ft 6 3⁄4 in (6.27 m)
2nd, silver medalist(s)Helen Frith Australia20 ft 5 3⁄4 in (6.24 m)
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Janet Knee Australia20 ft 1 1⁄4 in (6.13 m)
4Eva Kampe Australia19 ft 3 3⁄4 in (5.89 m)
5Sheila Sherwood England19 ft 3 1⁄4 in (5.87 m)
6Thelma Hopkins Northern Ireland18 ft 9 1⁄4 in (5.72 m)
7Pat Nutting England18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
8Janette Neil Scotland17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)
9Christiana Boateng Ghana17 ft 1 1⁄4 in (5.21 m)
10Dorothy Yates Jamaica16 ft 4 1⁄2 in (4.99 m)

References

  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. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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