Edna Maskell
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing Northern Rhodesia | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
1954 Vancouver | 80 m hurdles | |
1954 Vancouver | 100 yards |
Edna Mary Therese Maskell (born 13 April 1928) is a former hurdler who won the gold medal in the 80 metres hurdles as a competitor for Northern Rhodesia at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Her personal best time was 11.2 seconds.
She also won the bronze medal in the 100 yards sprint at 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished 10th in the long jump. Previously, she competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki for South Africa, finishing 5th in her heat of the 80 metres hurdles.[1][2]
References
- ^ Edna Maskell at Sports reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013
- ^ Old Miltonians. Retrieved 24 August 2013
Categories:
- 1928 births
- Living people
- South African female hurdlers
- Zambian female hurdlers
- Zambian female sprinters
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Rhodesia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Rhodesia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Zambian people of British descent
- White Zambian people
- South African people of British descent
- White South African people