Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw

Women's javelin throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	29 November 1962
Competitors	6 from 3 nations
Winning distance	164 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (50.25 m)
Medalists
Sue Platt   England   Rosemary Morgan   England   Anna Pazera   Australia

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd		men		women
220 yd		men		women
440 yd		men
880 yd		men		women
1 mile		men
3 miles		men
6 miles		men
80 m hurdles				women
120 yd hurdles		men
440 yd hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×110 yd relay		men		women
4×440 yd relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women

The women's javelin throw 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 1962.

The event was won by Englishwoman Sue Platt with a throw of 164 ft 10 ¹⁄₂ in (50.25 m). Platt won by 2 ft 1 in (64 cm), ahead of her fellow countrywoman Rosemary Morgan and the defending champion Anna Pazera from Australia who won the bronze medal.^[1][2]

Records

World record	Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS)	195 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in (59.55 m)	Bucharest, Romania	4 June 1960
Games record	Anna Pazera (AUS)	188 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (57.39 m)	Cardiff, Wales	24 July 1958	[3]
Commonwealth record		'

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Platt, SueSue Platt	England	164 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (50.25 m)
	Morgan, RosemaryRosemary Morgan	England	162 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in (49.62 m)
	Pazera, AnnaAnna Pazera	Australia	159 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (48.68 m)
4	Wright, MaureenMaureen Wright	Australia	155 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in (47.36 m)
5	Dobie, PatPat Dobie	Canada	145 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in (44.44 m)
6	Telfer, PamPam Telfer	Australia	134 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (41.11 m)

References

1. Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
2. Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
3. "Mathews in exciting 220 yds. win". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
4. "Results of the women's javelin throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 19 April 2014.