Valerie Young
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Valerie Young formerly Valerie Sloper, (born 10 August 1937 in Ashburton
) is a retired athlete from New Zealand
, who won 7 medals in the Shot Put and Discus events at the Commonwealth Games.
She competed at the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1974 Commonwealth Games where she won her medals. She retired after the 1966 games to have a family, but when the 1974 games were allocated to Christchurch went back into training. She also competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games, and went to the 1976 and 1984 games as an official (chaperone).
She has won the most gold medals (5) of any New Zealand competitor at the Commonwealth Games
.
Ashburton, New Zealand
Ashburton is a town and district in the Canterbury Region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the third-largest centre in Canterbury, after Christchurch and Timaru. The area around Ashburton is frequently referred to as Mid Canterbury, which is also the name of the...
) is a retired athlete from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who won 7 medals in the Shot Put and Discus events at the Commonwealth Games.
She competed at the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1974 Commonwealth Games where she won her medals. She retired after the 1966 games to have a family, but when the 1974 games were allocated to Christchurch went back into training. She also competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games, and went to the 1976 and 1984 games as an official (chaperone).
She has won the most gold medals (5) of any New Zealand competitor at the Commonwealth Games
New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
Since the first in 1930, New Zealand has competed in all 19 editions of the Commonwealth Games and has won a total of 564 medals including 130 gold....
.
External links
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, pages 155-158 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN-0473-05498-1
- New Zealand Olympic Committee website page
- Page with Photo at Sporting Heroes