Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles explained

Event:	80 metres hurdles
Games:	1962
Venue:	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date:	(round 1) (final)
Competitors:	13
Nations:	7
Win Value:	10.9 s
Gold:	Pam Kilborn
Goldcga:	AUS
Silver:	Betty Moore
Silvercga:	ENG
Bronze:	Avis McIntosh
Bronzecga:	NZL
Prev:	1958
Next:	1966

The women's 80 metres hurdles 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 and Saturday 1 December 1962.

13 runners competed in two heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the final.

The event was won by Australia's Pam Kilborn ahead of the joint world record holder Betty Moore from England and New Zealander Avis McIntosh who won bronze. Kilborn won the final in a slow time of 10.9 seconds running into a headwind of 7.0 m/s.^[1]

Round 1

Heat 1

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	10.8	Q
2	10.8	Q
3	11.2	Q
4	11.4
5	12.0

Heat 2

^[2]

Rank	Time	Notes
1	10.8	Q
2	11.4	Q
3	11.4	Q
4	11.9
5	12.1
6	12.4

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			10.9
			11.3
			11.4
4			11.5
5			11.9
6			11.9
			Wind: -7.0 m/s

Notes and References

News: Jim. Webster. Double victory. The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. Sydney. 25. 2 December 1962.
News: Commonwealth Games in Detail. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 12. 30 November 1962.
Web site: Results of the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 19 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110808/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1502. 20 December 2016. dead.