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
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (round 1)
1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) (final)
Competitors13 from 7 nations
Winning time10.9 s
Medalists
gold medal Pam Kilborn   Australia
silver medal Betty Moore   England
bronze medal Avis McIntosh   New Zealand
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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  Gisela Birkemeyer (GDR)
 Betty Moore (GBR)
10.5 Leipzig, East Germany
Kassel, West Germany
24 July 1960
25 August 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record  Norma Thrower (AUS) 10.7 Cardiff, Wales 27 July 1958 [2]

Round 1

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Avis McIntosh  New Zealand 10.8 Q
2 Betty Moore  England 10.8 Q
3 Margot Evans  Australia 11.2 Q
4 Rose Hart  Ghana 11.4
5 Frances Slaap  England 12.0
Carmen Smith  Jamaica DNF

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pam Kilborn  Australia 10.8 Q
2 Pat Nutting  England 11.4 Q
3 Ann Packer  England 11.4 Q
4 Patricia Dalton  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 11.9
5 Adlin Mair  Jamaica 12.1
6 Victoria Chinery  Ghana 12.4
Thelma Hopkins  Northern Ireland DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pam Kilborn  Australia 10.9
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Betty Moore  England 11.3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Avis McIntosh  New Zealand 11.4
4 Pat Nutting  England 11.5
5 Margot Evans  Australia 11.9
6 Ann Packer  England 11.9
Wind: -7.0 m/s[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Double victory". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Results of the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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