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Women's discus throw at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Independence Park, Kingston
Dates	August 13, 1966
Medalists
Valerie Sloper-Young    New Zealand   Jean Roberts    Australia   Carol Martin    Canada
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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men	women
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
20 miles walk	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
Combined events
Decathlon	men
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The women's discus throw event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

Results

Final results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Valerie Sloper-Young	New Zealand	163 ft 4 in (49.78 m)
	Jean Roberts	Australia	161 ft 5 in (49.20 m)
	Carol Martin	Canada	159 ft 9 in (48.69 m)
4	Christine Payne	Scotland	156 ft 5 in (47.68 m)
5	Nancy McCredie	Canada	150 ft 11 in (46.01 m)
6	Brenda Bedford	England	147 ft 1 in (44.84 m)
7	Judith Dahlgren	Canada	136 ft 8 in (41.66 m)
8	Diane Charteris	New Zealand	126 ft 2 in (38.46 m)
9	Joan Gordon	Jamaica	120 ft 2 in (36.63 m)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

• Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Discus throw at the Commonwealth Games