Venue Perry Lakes Stadium | Competitors 8 from 4 nations | |
Date 24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) Winning distance 49 ft 11 ⁄2 in (15.23 m) | ||
The women's shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November 1962.
The event was won by the defending champion 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.
References
Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA