 Young (right) with Marise Chamberlain at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1937-08-10) 10 August 1937 (age 87) Ashburton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Discus champion (1957–1958, 1961–1966, 1972–1973, 1975–1982) Shot put champion (1956–1966, 1972–1974, 1979–1981) Pentathlon champion (1958, 1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | SP – 17.26 m (1964) DT – 53.77 m (1962) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valerie Isobel Marie Young OBE (née Sloper, born 10 August 1937) is a former athlete from New Zealand. She competed at the 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1974 Commonwealth Games, and won seven medals in the shot put and discus throw. She retired after the 1966 games to have a family, but went back into training when the 1974 Games were allocated to Christchurch. She also competed at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympics, and went to the 1976 and 1984 games as an official (chaperone). She placed fourth in the shot put in 1960 and 1964, and fifth in 1956.
Young won the most gold medals (5) of any New Zealand competitor at the Commonwealth Games. At the national level, she has won more New Zealand titles, 37, than any other athlete, including 18 in the discus and 17 in the shot put. She also won the pentathlon title twice, in 1958 and 1963.
In the 1987 New Year Honours, Young was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valerie Sloper-Young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018.
- "Valerie Young". trackfield.brinkster.net.
- Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "No. 50766". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1986. p. 34.
Further reading
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, pages 155–158 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0473-05498-1
External links
- Valerie Young at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Valerie Young at Olympics.com
- Page with Photo at Sporting Heroes
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| Preceded byDon Oliver | Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee 1966 |
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| Chef de Mission: Lloyd Woods | |
| 1958 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team | |
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| Chef de Mission: Harold Austad | |
| 1964 New Zealand Olympic team | |
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| Chef de Mission: William Stevenson | |
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| Team manager: Ron Shakespeare | |
| New Zealand national champions in women's discus throw | |
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