Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

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The women's 80 metres hurdles was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. [1]

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The Australians again qualified three women to the final. Shirley Strickland in lane 6 and Gloria Cooke in lane 1 sandwiched the field with a slight lead over the first barrier. By the second barrier, Strickland had edged ahead while Cooke was getting competition from Gisela Köhler in lane 2 next to her. By the next barrier, Köhler had some separation in second, while Galina Bystrova and Norma Thrower we battling for bronze in 4 and 5 respectively. By the seventh hurdle, Strickland had a full metre on Köhler. Almost a metre behind, Thrower had her head in front of Bystrova. In between the final flight, Bystrova edged ahead. Strickland won by almost two metres over Köhler, and behind on the run in from the last hurdle, Thrower managed to lean ahead for a microscopic advantage for bronze.

Final classification

RankAthleteNationHeatSemiFinal
Gold medal icon.svg Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.810.810.7
Silver medal icon.svg Gisela Köhler Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 11.010.810.9
Bronze medal icon.svg Norma Thrower Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 10.811.011.0
4 Galina Bystrova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.911.011.0
5 Maria Golubnichaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.111.011.3
6 Gloria Cooke Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11.411.111.4
Marthe Lambert Flag of France.svg  France 10.911.1DNQ
Zenta Gastl-Kopp Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 10.911.1DNQ
Bertha Díaz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11.411.2DNQ
Elaine Winter Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 11.111.3DNQ
Margaret Stuart Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11.311.3DNQ
Carole Quinton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.411.4DNQ
Maria Sander Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany 11.1DNQDNQ
Angele Picado Flag of France.svg  France 11.5DNQDNQ
Niliya Besedina-Kulakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.5DNQDNQ
Barbara Mueller US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.6DNQDNQ
Francisca Sanopal Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 11.8DNQDNQ
Constance Darnowski US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.9DNQDNQ
Pauline Wainwright Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.9DNQDNQ
Irene Robertson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.9DNQDNQ
Manolita Cinco Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 12.1DNQDNQ
Milena Greppi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12.3DNQDNQ

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2017.