Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw

Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
440 yd hurdles	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
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The women's discus throw event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was the first time that women contested this event at the Games.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Yvette Williams	New Zealand	147 ft 8 in (45.01 m)	GR
	Suzanne Allday	England	131 ft 3+1⁄2 in (40.02 m)
	Marie Dupree	Canada	126 ft 10 in (38.66 m)
4	Helen Metchuck	Canada	119 ft 10 in (36.53 m)
5	Valerie Lawrence	Australia	104 ft 6 in (31.85 m)
6	Shirley Couzens	Canada	91 ft 10+1⁄4 in (28.00 m)

^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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