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, 1932 (heats)
August 4, 1932 (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

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

Heats

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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

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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

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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

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  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.