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

GoldSilverBronze
Barbara Burke
 South Africa		 Isabel Grant
 Australia		 Rona Tong
 New Zealand

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3][4]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Barbara Burke South Africa11.9Q
21Rona Tong New Zealand??.?Q
31Clarice Kennedy Australia12.2eQ
41Nell Gould Australia??.?
51Ethel Raby England??.?
12Isabel Grant Australia12.1Q
22Thelma Peake Australia12.5eQ
32Kathleen Tiffen England13.0eQ
42Yvonne Dingley Canada??.?

Final

The medal winners

[5][6][7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Barbara Burke South Africa11.7 (w)GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Isabel Grant Australia11.7e (w)Inches behind
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Rona Tong New Zealand11.8e (w)1 yard behind
4Clarice Kennedy Australia??.? (w)
5Thelma Peake Australia??.? (w)
6Kathleen Tiffen England??.? (w)

References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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