Bertha Crowther
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 1921 Hendon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 2007 (aged 85) Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 80 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "'My mum competed in the 1948 Olympics'". BBC.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bertha Crowther Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "In Leaps and Bounds Bertha Crowther: GB's First Pentathlon Champion". Playing Pasts. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
External links
[edit]- Bertha Crowther at Olympics.com
- Bertha Crowther at Olympedia
- Bertha Crowther at Team GB
- Bertha Crowther at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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