Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump
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.
| 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 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 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) | |
 | Helen Frith | Australia | 20 ft 5 3⁄4 in (6.24 m) | |
 | Janet Knee | 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 | Janette Neil |  Scotland | 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m) | |
| 9 | Christiana Boateng | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ghana | 17 ft 1 1⁄4 in (5.21 m) | |
| 10 | Dorothy Yates | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.