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Valerie Sloper-Young

Full name: Valerie Isobel Mary Sloper-Young
Gender: Female
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Born: August 10, 1937 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Affiliations: Canterbury
Country: NZL New Zealand
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Valerie Sloper-Young had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Shot Put, 1st in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Shot Put, 1st in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Discus Throw, 1st in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Shot Put, 1st in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Discus Throw, 2nd in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Shot Put, 3rd in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Discus Throw.

Personal Bests: SP – 17.26 (1964); DT – 53.77 (1962).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics Women's Shot Put New Zealand NZL 5
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics Women's Shot Put New Zealand NZL 4
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics Women's Discus Throw New Zealand NZL 10
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics Women's Shot Put New Zealand NZL 4
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics Women's Discus Throw New Zealand NZL 13

Women's Shot Put

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank D BMD
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round 5 15.34
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round One 4 15.16
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Two 5 14.57 15.16
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Three 5 15.34 15.34
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Four 5 13.68 15.34
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Five 5 14.42 15.34
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Six NP 14.95
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round 14 QU 13.03
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round One 12 13.03
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Two 14 pass 13.03
1956 Summer 19 Melbourne Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Three NP pass
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round 4 16.39
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round One 2 16.11
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Two 4 16.26 16.26
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Three 3 15.72 16.26
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Four 2 16.39 16.39
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Five 2 16.21 16.39
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Six NP 16.07
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round 2 QU 16.07
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round One 2 16.07
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Two 2 pass 16.07
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Three NP pass
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round 4 17.26
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round One 4 17.08
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Two 4 15.84 17.08
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Three 4 16.81 17.08
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Four 4 17.26 17.08
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Five 4 17.24 17.26
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Six NP 17.23
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round 2 QU 16.40
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round One 2 16.40
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Two 2 pass 16.40
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Three NP pass

Women's Discus Throw

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank D BMD
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round 10 48.81
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round One 10 45.26
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Two 11 foul 45.26
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Three 10 48.81 48.81
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round 12 QC 46.91
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round One 9 46.91
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Two 11 45.79 46.91
1960 Summer 23 Roma Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Three NP 42.80
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round 13 49.59
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round One 10 48.93
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Two 13 46.17 48.93
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Final Round Round Three 13 49.59 49.59
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round 10 QU 51.94
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round One 10 48.01
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Two 8 51.94 51.94
1964 Summer 27 Tokyo Athletics New Zealand Qualifying Round Round Three NP pass