Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards

Women's 880 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning time2:03.7 GR
Medalists
gold medal Dixie Willis   Australia
silver medal Marise Chamberlain   New Zealand
bronze medal Joy Jordan   England
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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire
and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmenwomen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplechasemen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The women's 880 yards 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.

After a 16-year absence, the event made its return to the women's program and was won by the world record holder, Australian Dixie Willis. Willis finished two seconds ahead of Marise Chamberlain from New Zealand and her fellow countrywoman Joy Jordan. The winning time of 2:03.7 easily accounted for the Games record set by Englishwoman Gladys Lunn in 1934, with all but last place finisher posting times inside the mark.[1]

Records

World record  Dixie Willis (AUS) 2:02.0 Perth, Western Australia 3 March 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record  Gladys Lunn (ENG) 2:19.4 London, United Kingdom 6 August 1934 [2]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
1 December Final Dixie Willis  Australia 2:03.7 GR

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dixie Willis  Australia 2:03.7 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marise Chamberlain  New Zealand 2:05.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joy Jordan  England 2:05.9
4 Phyllis Perkins  England 2:09.4
5 Joan Beretta  Australia 2:12.2
6 Jackie Barnett  Wales 2:14.8
7 Abby Hoffman  Canada 2:21.6
Joy Grieveson  England DNS

References

  1. ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Winner wept before '880'". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
  2. ^ "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 7 August 1934. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Results of the women's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.