80 metres hurdles
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80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling ran by women until 1972 in international competitions.
From the 1972 Summer Olympics, the specialty has been permanently substitute the 100 metre hurdles.[1]
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History [edit]
- 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 [edit]
| 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 [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012.
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