Valerie Young

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Valerie Young
OBE
Young (right) with Marise Chamberlain at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Born (1937-08-10) 10 August 1937 (age 86)
Ashburton, New Zealand
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
Achievements and titles
National finalsDiscus 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)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place
1958 Cardiff
 Shot put
Gold medal – first place
1962 Perth
 Shot put
Gold medal – first place
1962 Perth
 Discus
Gold medal – first place
1966 Kingston
 Shot put
Gold medal – first place
1966 Kingston
 Discus
Silver medal – second place
1974 Christchurch
 Shot put
Bronze medal – third place
1958 Cardiff
 Discus
Young at the 1979 NZ Championships

Valerie Isobel Marie Young

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.[1]

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.[3]

In the

Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ "Valerie Young". trackfield.brinkster.net.
  3. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "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

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Awards
Preceded by Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee
1966 		Succeeded by


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