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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 3, 1932 (heats) August 4, 1932 (final) | ||||||||||||
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Results
editTop three from each of the two heats qualified for the finals.
Heats
editFirst 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ↑ "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.