Bertha Crowther Explained

Bertha Crowther
Nationality:	British
Birth Date:	9 December 1921
Birth Place:	Hendon, England
Death Place:	Cheshire, England
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	80 metres hurdles

Bertha Crowther (9 December 1921  - 8 August 2007) was a British athlete.^[1] She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3]}

She represented England and won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. She also competed in the javelin, long jump and 80 metres hurdles.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'My mum competed in the 1948 Olympics'. BBC.
2. Bertha Crowther Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035832/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/bertha-crowther-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 September 2017.
3. Web site: In Leaps and Bounds Bertha Crowther: GB's First Pentathlon Champion . Playing Pasts . 9 May 2022.
4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 18 July 2019. 6 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055206/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/40956. dead.
5. Web site: 1950 Athletes. Team England.