Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place between August 3 and August 4 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1]

Women's 80 metres hurdles
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DatesAugust 3 (heats)
August 4 (final)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Babe Didrikson  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evelyne Hall  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marjorie Clark  South Africa
1936 →

Results edit

Top three from each of the two heats qualified for the finals.

Heats edit

First heat

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Babe Didrikson   United States 11.8 =WR
2 Simone Schaller   United States 11.8 =WR
3 Marjorie Clark   South Africa 11.9
4 Betty Taylor   Canada 12.0
5 Michi Nakanishi   Japan DNF

Heat 2 edit

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Evelyne Hall   United States 12.0
2 Violet Webb   Great Britain 12.1
3 Alda Wilson   Canada 12.1
4 Felicja Schabińska   Poland 12.8

Final edit

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Babe Didrikson   United States 11.7 WR
  Evelyne Hall   United States 11.7 WR
  Marjorie Clark   South Africa 11.8
4 Simone Schaller   United States 11.8
5 Violet Webb   Great Britain 11.9
6 Alda Wilson   Canada 12.0

Key: WR = World record; DNF = did not finish

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.