Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The women's 80 metres hurdles was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

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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
  Shirley Strickland de la Hunty   Australia 10.8 10.8 10.7
  Gisela Köhler   United Team of Germany 11.0 10.8 10.9
  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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