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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 110 yards relay

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 110 yards relay

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The women's 4 × 110 yards relay 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.

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The event was won Australian team of Joyce Bennett, Glenys Beasley, Brenda Cox and Betty Cuthbert in a time of 46.6. They narrowly finished ahead of English team of Ann Packer, Dorothy Hyman, Daphne Arden and Betty Moore and the New Zealand quartet of Nola Bond, Molly Cowan, Doreen Porter and Avis McIntosh who won bronze. England was leading by five yards coming in the final baton change, however Moore started her run too early and had to stop almost dead before receiving the baton. This cost England dearly as Cuthbert caught Moore two yards from the finish.[1][2]

Records

World record England (ENG)
(Madeleine Weston, Dorothy Hyman, June Paul, Heather Young)		45.3Cardiff, Wales27 July 1958[3]
Commonwealth record
Games record England (ENG)
(Madeleine Weston, Dorothy Hyman, June Paul, Heather Young)		45.3Cardiff, Wales27 July 1958[3]

Final

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References

  1. [1]
    Abrahams, Harold (2 December 1962). "Snell wins disappointing mile". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Limited. p. 22.
  2. [2]
    Clarkson, Alan (2 December 1962). "Our girls' great day". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
  3. [3]
    Our Athletics Correspondent (28 July 1958). "England's Crop Of Six Gold Medals On Last Day". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Limited. p. 3.
  4. [4]
    "Results of the women's 4 × 110 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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