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

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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 →

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

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Babe Didrikson  United States 11.7 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evelyne Hall  United States 11.7 WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.