Valerie Young

New Zealand Olympian: 119

commonwealth games

Medals

4
1
1

Biography

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Athletics
Birth place
Ashburton
Born
1937

Commonwealth GamesKingston 1966

Athletics(Discus Throw - Women)

  • Final
    Performance: 163.4 feet (49.79m)
    Result: 1st
    Placed: 1st

Athletics(Shot Put - Women)

  • Final
    Performance: 54.1.75 feet (16.50m)
    Result: 1st
    Placed: 1st

Olympic Summer GamesTokyo 1964

Athletics(Discus Throw - Women)

  • Qualification
    Performance: 51.95m
    Result: 10th Q
    Placed: 13th
  • Final
    Performance: 49.59m
    Result: 13th

Athletics(Shot Put - Women)

  • Final
    Performance: 17.26m
    Result: 4th
    Placed: 4th
  • Qualification
    Performance: 16.40m
    Result: 2nd Q

Commonwealth GamesPerth 1962

Athletics(Shot Put - Women)

  • Final
    Performance: 49 ft 11 1/2 in (15.23 m)
    Result: 1
    Placed: 1 of 8

Olympic Summer GamesRome 1960

Athletics()

  • Qualification
    Performance: 46.91
    Result: 12th Q
    Placed: 10th
  • Qualification
    Performance: 16.07
    Result: 2nd Q
  • Final
    Performance: 47.38m
    Result: 10th
  • Final
    Performance: 16.39m
    Result: 4th

Commonwealth GamesCardiff 1958

Athletics(Discus Throw - Women)

  • Placed: 3rd

Athletics()

  • Final
    Performance: 51.0 feet (15.54m)
    Result: 1st
    Placed: 1st

Olympic Summer GamesMelbourne 1956

Athletics(Shot Put - Women)

  • Qualification
    Performance: 13.03m
    Result: 14th Q
    Placed: 5th
  • Final
    Performance: 15.34m
    Result: 5th