Barbara Burke
 Burke (right) at the 1938 British Empire Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 May 1917 Norwood, Greater London, UK[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1998 (aged 81) Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Spring, hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mitcham Ladies | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.2 (1935) 200 m – 24.7 (1935) 80 mH – 11.6 (1937)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Hannah Anita Burke (13 May 1917 – 8 August 1998) was a British and South African sprint runner. She competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and placed fourth in a semi-final of the individual 100 m event.[1]
At the British Empire Games she competed for South Africa. In 1934 she was a member of the South African relay team which finished fourth in the 110-220-110 yards relay. In the individual 100 and 220 yard events she was eliminated in the heats. Four years later Burke won the 80 metres hurdles contest at the 1938 Games.[1] In the 100 and 220 yard sprint events she finished fourth-fifth.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Burke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Barbara Burke. trackfield.brinkster.net
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 100 metres hurdles | |
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