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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]

Summary

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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

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Rank Athlete Nation Heat Semi Final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shirley Strickland de la Hunty  Australia 10.8 10.8 10.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gisela Köhler  United Team of Germany 11.0 10.8 10.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norma Thrower  Australia 10.8 11.0 11.0
4 Galina Bystrova  Soviet Union 10.9 11.0 11.0
5 Maria Golubnichaya  Soviet Union 11.1 11.0 11.3
6 Gloria Cooke  Australia 11.4 11.1 11.4
Marthe Lambert  France 10.9 11.1 DNQ
Zenta Gastl-Kopp  United Team of Germany 10.9 11.1 DNQ
Bertha Díaz  Cuba 11.4 11.2 DNQ
Elaine Winter  South Africa 11.1 11.3 DNQ
Margaret Stuart  New Zealand 11.3 11.3 DNQ
Carole Quinton  Great Britain 11.4 11.4 DNQ
Maria Sander  United Team of Germany 11.1 DNQ DNQ
Angele Picado  France 11.5 DNQ DNQ
Niliya Besedina-Kulakova  Soviet Union 11.5 DNQ DNQ
Barbara Mueller  United States 11.6 DNQ DNQ
Francisca Sanopal  Philippines 11.8 DNQ DNQ
Constance Darnowski  United States 11.9 DNQ DNQ
Pauline Wainwright  Great Britain 11.9 DNQ DNQ
Irene Robertson  United States 11.9 DNQ DNQ
Manolita Cinco  Philippines 12.1 DNQ DNQ
Milena Greppi  Italy 12.3 DNQ DNQ

References

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  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.
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