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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 1 December 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 20 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.27 m) | |||||||||
| 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 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 . 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 , and the .
Records[]
| World record |  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) |
21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Yvette Williams (NZL) |
19 ft 11+1⁄2 in (6.08 m) | Vancouver, Canada | 7 August 1954 | [2] |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pam Kilborn |  Australia |
20 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.27 m) | |
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Helen Frith | Australia |
20 ft 5+3⁄4 in (6.24 m) | |
 |
Australia |
20 ft 1+1⁄4 in (6.13 m) | ||
| 4 | Eva Kampe | Australia |
19 ft 3+3⁄4 in (5.89 m) | |
| 5 | Sheila Sherwood |  England |
19 ft 3+1⁄4 in (5.87 m) | |
| 6 | Thelma Hopkins |  Northern Ireland |
18 ft 9+1⁄4 in (5.72 m) | |
| 7 | Pat Nutting | England |
18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) | |
| 8 |  Scotland |
17 ft 10 in (5.44 m) | ||
| 9 | Christiana Boateng |  Ghana |
17 ft 1+1⁄4 in (5.21 m) | |
| 10 |  Jamaica |
16 ft 4+1⁄2 in (4.99 m) |
References[]
- ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Double victory". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
- ^ "Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 9.
- ^ "Results of the women's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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