Hilda Thorogood

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Hilda Thorogood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventhigh jump
Club London Olympiades AC
Spartan LAC

Hilda Thorogood was a female athlete who competed for England at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [1]

Biography

Thorogood finished second behind Marjorie O'Kell in the high jump event at the 1929 WAAA Championships. [2] Two years later she finished third behind O'Kell at the 1931 WAAA Championships. [3] [4] [5]

Thorogood finished third behind German Gretel Bergmann in the high jump event at the 1934 WAAA Championships. [6] Shortly afterwards at the 1934 Empire Games, Thorogood competed for England in the high jump competition. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Records by Women" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Women Set Up new Records" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1931. Retrieved 23 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Women's A.A.A. Titles" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 1 July 1934. Retrieved 24 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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