Valerie Morgan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Valerie Morgan

New Zealand sprinter

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Valerie Ailsa Dillimore (née Morgan, born 17 October 1943) is a former New Zealand athlete.
A sprinter, she represented New Zealand as a 16-year-old at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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.A former student of Waihi Central School, she officially opened the school's new hall in 2012.