Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Women's 880 yards
| Women's 880 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The women's 880 yards event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 6 August at the White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2][3] The distance was later discontinued for women until 1962.
Results
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Gladys Lunn |  England |
2:19.4 | |
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Ida Jones | England |
2:21.0e | +8 yd |
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Dorothy Butterfield | England |
2:21.4e | +3 yd |
| 4 | Constance Furneaux | England |
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| 5 | Doris Morgan |  South Africa |
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| 6 | Violet Smith |  Canada |
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| 7 | Mildred Storrar |  Scotland |
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| Hilda Cameron | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Lillian Palmer | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Irene Storey | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Cynthia Keay |  Southern Rhodesia |
DNS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 800 metres | |
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| 880 yards (1934, 1962–1966) |
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| 800 metres (1970–present) |
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