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

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.

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    Australia
silver medal    New Zealand
bronze medal    England
← 1934
1966 →

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

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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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Dixie Willis   Australia 2:03.7 GR
  Marise Chamberlain   New Zealand 2:05.7
  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

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  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.