80 metres hurdles
Appearance
80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling ran by women until 1972 in international competitions.
Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles.[1]
History
- First official time: 13.0 seconds, Ludmila Sychrová, Czechoslovakia, July 6, 1926
- First official world record: 12.8 seconds, Eva von Bredow, Germany, June 14, 1927
- First runner under 12 seconds: 11.8 seconds, Marjorie Clark, South Africa, May 24, 1934
- First runner under 11 seconds: 10.9 seconds, Shirley Strickland, AUS, July 24, 1952
- Last official world record: 10.2 seconds, Vera Korsakova, USSR, June 16, 1968
Olympic Games
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1932 Los Angeles | Babe Didrikson (USA) | Evelyne Hall (USA) | Marjorie Clark (RSA) |
1936 Berlin | Ondina Valla (ITA) | Anni Steuer (GER) | Elizabeth Taylor (CAN) |
1948 London | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Maureen Gardner (GBR) | Shirley Strickland (AUS) |
1952 Helsinki | Shirley Strickland (AUS) | Maria Golubnichaya (URS) | Maria Sander (GER) |
1956 Melbourne | Shirley Strickland (AUS) | Gisela Köhler (EUA) | Norma Thrower (AUS) |
1960 Rome | Irina Press (URS) | Carole Quinton (GBR) | Gisela Birkemeyer (EUA) |
1964 Tokyo | Karin Balzer (EUA) | Teresa Ciepły (POL) | Pam Kilborn (AUS) |
1968 Mexico City | Maureen Caird (AUS) | Pam Kilborn (AUS) | Chi Cheng (ROC) |
See also
References
- ^ "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012.