Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw
| Women's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 1 December 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 164 ft 8 1⁄2 in (50.20 m) GR | |||||||||
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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 
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| 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 discus throw 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.
The event was won by New Zealander Valerie Young who earlier won the shot put title. Young won by 11 ft 7 1⁄2 in (3.54 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Rosslyn Williams and Mary McDonald and the defending champion, Englishwoman Suzanne Allday who finished in fourth. Young's throw of 164 ft 8 1⁄2 in (50.20 m) smashed the Games record set by Allday in Cardiff four years prior by 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m). Williams and McDonald also bettered the mark.
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