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

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

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]

Results

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

Heats

First heat

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Babe Didrikson United States11.8=WR
2Simone Schaller United States11.8=WR
3Marjorie Clark South Africa11.9
4Betty Taylor Canada12.0
5Michiko Nakanishi JapanDNF

Heat two

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Evelyne Hall United States12.0
2Violet Webb Great Britain12.1
3Alda Wilson Canada12.1
4Felicja Schabińska Poland12.8

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Babe Didrikson United States11.7WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Evelyne Hall United States11.7WR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Marjorie Clark South Africa11.8
4Simone Schaller United States11.8
5Violet Webb Great Britain11.9
6Alda Wilson Canada12.0

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

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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