Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards

The women's 880 yards 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.

Women's 880 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning time2:03.7 GR
Medalists
    Australia
    New Zealand
    England

After a 16-year absence, the event made its return to the women's program and was won by the world record holder, Australian Dixie Willis. Willis finished two seconds ahead of Marise Chamberlain from New Zealand and her fellow countrywoman Joy Jordan. The winning time of 2:03.7 easily accounted for the Games record set by Englishwoman Gladys Lunn in 1934, with all but last place finisher posting times inside the mark.[1]

Records

World record Dixie Willis (AUS)2:02.0Perth, Western Australia3 March 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record Gladys Lunn (ENG)2:19.4London, United Kingdom6 August 1934[2]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
1 DecemberFinalDixie Willis Australia2:03.7GR

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Dixie Willis Australia2:03.7GR
Marise Chamberlain New Zealand2:05.7
Joy Jordan England2:05.9
4Phyllis Perkins England2:09.4
5Joan Beretta Australia2:12.2
6Jackie Barnett Wales2:14.8
7Abby Hoffman Canada2:21.6
Joy Grieveson EnglandDNS

References

  1. Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Winner wept before '880'". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
  2. "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 7 August 1934. p. 9.
  3. "Results of the women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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