Athletics_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_–_Women's_80_metres_hurdles

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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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.

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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)		10.5Leipzig, East Germany
Kassel, West Germany		24 July 1960
25 August 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record Norma Thrower (AUS)10.7Cardiff, Wales27 July 1958[2]

Round 1

Heat 1

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Heat 2

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Final

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References

  1. [1]
    Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Double victory". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  2. [2]
    "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
  3. [3]
    "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
  4. [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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