Valerie Morgan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Valerie Ailsa Morgan |
| Born | 17 October 1943 |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, long jump |
| Coached by | Joe McManemin[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
100 yd champion (1960) 220 yd champion (1960) Long jump champion (1961) |
Valerie Ailsa Dillimore (née Morgan, born 17 October 1943)[2] is a former New Zealand athlete. A sprinter, she represented New Zealand as a 16-year-old at the 1960 Rome Olympics.[3][4] In the 100 m she clocked 12.61 s in her heat and progressed to the quarterfinals, where she ran 12.66 s and did not progress further. She ran her 200 m heat in 25.39 s and was eliminated.
In 1960 she was the New Zealand 100 yards and 220 yards champion, and the following year was the national long jump champion with a leap of 5.79 m.[5]
A former student of Waihi Central School, she officially opened the school's new hall in 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ Skipwith, David (6 August 2014). "Athletics world mourns loss of top coach". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Valerie Ailsa Morgan". SportTU Germany. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Valerie Dillimore". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hall opening ceremony" (PDF). Waihi Central School newsletter: 1. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand championships". Athletics Weekly. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2014.