Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Barbara Burke![]() |
Isabel Grant![]() |
Rona Tong![]() |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3][4]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Barbara Burke | ![]() |
11.9 | Q |
2 | 1 | Rona Tong | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
3 | 1 | Clarice Kennedy | ![]() |
12.2e | Q |
4 | 1 | Nell Gould | ![]() |
??.? | |
5 | 1 | Ethel Raby | ![]() |
??.? | |
1 | 2 | Isabel Grant | ![]() |
12.1 | Q |
2 | 2 | Thelma Peake | ![]() |
12.5e | Q |
3 | 2 | Kathleen Tiffen | ![]() |
13.0e | Q |
4 | 2 | Yvonne Dingley | ![]() |
??.? |
Final[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Isabel_Grant%2C_Barbara_Burke%2C_Rona_Tong_1938.jpg/200px-Isabel_Grant%2C_Barbara_Burke%2C_Rona_Tong_1938.jpg)
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Barbara Burke | ![]() |
11.7 (w) | GR |
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Isabel Grant | ![]() |
11.7e (w) | Inches behind |
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Rona Tong | ![]() |
11.8e (w) | 1 yard behind |
4 | Clarice Kennedy | ![]() |
??.? (w) | |
5 | Thelma Peake | ![]() |
??.? (w) | |
6 | Kathleen Tiffen | ![]() |
??.? (w) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.