Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put
Final

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes

Young, ValerieValerie Young	New Zealand	49 ft 11 1⁄2 in (15.23 m)

Roberts, JeanJean Roberts	Australia	47 ft 7 1⁄2 in (14.52 m)

Allday, SuzanneSuzanne Allday	England	44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)

4	Peters, MaryMary Peters	Northern Ireland	43 ft 8 in (13.31 m)

5	Breen, MaryMary Breen	Australia	43 ft 3 3⁄4 in (13.20 m)

6	Hillier, LarraineLarraine Hillier	Australia	42 ft 3 1⁄2 in (12.89 m)

7	Williams, RosslynRosslyn Williams	Australia	42 ft 1 3⁄4 in (12.85 m)

8	Platt, SueSue Platt	England	37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)

Sentence(s)

Women's shot put event was won by the New Zealand's Valerie Young with a throw of 49 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in (15.23 m), finishing ahead of Jean Roberts of Australia and Suzanne Allday from England who won the bronze medal.

final_sentence: Women's shot put event was won by the New Zealand's Valerie Young with a throw of 49 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in (15.23 m), finishing ahead of Jean Roberts of Australia and Suzanne Allday from England who won the bronze medal.