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

Event:	Women's 80 metres hurdles
Games:	1932 Summer
Venue:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates:	August 3 (heats) August 4 (final)
Gold:	Babe Didrikson
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Evelyne Hall
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Marjorie Clark
Bronzenoc:	RSA
Next:	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

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

Heats

First heat

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			11.8	=WR
2			11.8	=WR
3			11.9
4			12.0
5			DNF

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
1			12.0
2			12.1
3			12.1
4			12.8

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Time	Notes
			11.7	WR
			11.7	WR
			11.8
4			11.8
5			11.9
6			12.0

Key: WR = World record; DNF = did not finish

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175159/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/ATH/womens-80-metres-hurdles.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 September 2017 . sports-reference.com.