Valerie Morgan

Valerie Dillimore
Personal information
Birth name Valerie Ailsa Morgan
Born (1943-10-17) 17 October 1943
Auckland, New Zealand
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

  1. ↑ Skipwith, David (6 August 2014). "Athletics world mourns loss of top coach". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Valerie Ailsa Morgan". SportTU Germany. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Valerie Dillimore". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Hall opening ceremony" (PDF). Waihi Central School newsletter: 1. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand championships". Athletics Weekly. 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2014.


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