Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles

Women's 80 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Barbara Burke	South Africa	11.9	Q
2	1	Rona Tong	New Zealand	??.?	Q
3	1	Clarice Kennedy	Australia	12.2e	Q
4	1	Nell Gould	Australia	??.?
5	1	Ethel Raby	England	??.?
1	2	Isabel Grant	Australia	12.1	Q
2	2	Thelma Peake	Australia	12.5e	Q
3	2	Kathleen Tiffen	England	13.0e	Q
4	2	Yvonne Dingley	Canada	??.?

Final

The medal winners

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Barbara Burke	South Africa	11.7 (w)	GR
	Isabel Grant	Australia	11.7e (w)	Inches behind
	Rona Tong	New Zealand	11.8e (w)	1 yard behind
4	Clarice Kennedy	Australia	??.? (w)
5	Thelma Peake	Australia	??.? (w)
6	Kathleen 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.