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Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Women's Long Jump
The women's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962. The event was won by 23-year-old Australian Pam Kilborn with a jump of . Kilborn won by one inch ahead of her fellow countrywomen Helen Frith, her training partner and Janet Knee. Bickle's jump was well ahead of the games record set by Yvette Williams of New Zealand set in Vancouver eight years prior but due to the tailwind could not be ratified. This was one five events at the 1962 Games where Australia won the clean sweep of medals. The others were the Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's high jump, women's high jump, the Swimming at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yard freestyle, men's 440 yard freestyle, Swimming at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1650 yard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Lakes Stadium
Perry Lakes Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes Reserve, Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia. It was built and funded by the State Government and the City of Perth in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and had a nominal capacity of 30,000. Many other events had been held at Perry Lakes Stadium over the years such as the sport of athletics, athletics, soccer and rugby football, rugby. It has been redeveloped into a residential site and the facility has been replaced by the Western Australian Athletics Stadium, which was constructed on the southern side of Underwood Avenue, which opened nearby in March 2009. The new facilities were funded by the Town of Cambridge and the State Government. It was the venue of the Public Schools Association and Associated and Catholic Colleges of Western Australia (ACC) athletics carnivals and was also used for the Cancer Council of Western Australia's Relay for Life. The opening and closing cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
