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Athletics — 80 metres Hurdles, Women (discontinued)

Times held 8
Total participants 164
Total countries 43

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1932 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 9 6
1936 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 22 11
1948 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 22 12
1952 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 34 22
1956 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 22 11
1960 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 28 17
1964 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 27 19
1968 80 metres Hurdles, Women Olympic 33 23

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1932 Babe DidriksonUSA Evelyne HallUSA Marjorie ClarkRSA
1936 Ondina VallaITA Anni SteuerGER Betty TaylorCAN
1948 Fanny Blankers-KoenNED Maureen GardnerGBR Shirley StricklandAUS
1952 Shirley Strickland de la HuntyAUS Mariya GolubnichayaURS Maria SanderGER
1956 Shirley Strickland de la HuntyAUS Gisela KöhlerGER Norma ThrowerAUS
1960 Irina PressURS Carole QuintonGBR Gisela BirkemeyerGER
1964 Karin BalzerGER Teresa CiepłyPOL Pam KilbornAUS
1968 Maureen CairdAUS Pam KilbornAUS Chi ChengTPE

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Australia AUS 3 1 3 7
Germany GER 1 2 2 5
Soviet Union URS 1 1 0 2
United States USA 1 1 0 2
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
Netherlands NED 1 0 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 2 0 2
Poland POL 0 1 0 1
Canada CAN 0 0 1 1
Chinese Taipei TPE 0 0 1 1
South Africa RSA 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty AUS 2 0 1 3
Maureen Caird AUS 1 0 0 1
Karin Richert-Balzer GDR
GER		 1 0 0 1
Ondina Valla ITA 1 0 0 1
Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 1 0 0 1
Irina Press RUS
URS		 1 0 0 1
Babe Didrikson USA 1 0 0 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Argentina ARG 1948 Summer Olympics Noemí Simonetto de Portela 4 h2 r2/3 See all
Australia AUS 1952 Summer Olympics Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 1 Gold See all
1956 Summer Olympics Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics Maureen Caird 1 Gold
Austria AUT 1948 Summer Olympics Maria Oberbreyer-Trösch 5 See all
Belgium BEL 1968 Summer Olympics Roswitha Emonts-Gast 7 h4 r1/3 See all
Brazil BRA 1952 Summer Olympics Wanda dos Santos 5 h2 r2/3 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1960 Summer Olympics Snezhana Kerkova 3 h2 r1/3 See all
Canada CAN 1936 Summer Olympics Betty Taylor 3 Bronze See all
Chile CHI 1948 Summer Olympics Maríon Huber 5 h1 r1/3 See all
1968 Summer Olympics Carlota Ulloa 4 h3 r1/3
Chinese Taipei TPE 1968 Summer Olympics Chi Cheng 3 Bronze See all
Cuba CUB 1956 Summer Olympics Berta Díaz 5 h1 r2/3 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1948 Summer Olympics Libuše Lomská 6 See all
East Germany GDR 1968 Summer Olympics Karin Balzer 5 See all
El Salvador ESA 1968 Summer Olympics Cecilia Sosa 6 h5 r1/3 See all
Finland FIN 1948 Summer Olympics Mirja Jämes 4 h1 r1/3 See all
1948 Summer Olympics Kyllikki Naukkarinen 4 h4 r1/3
France FRA 1948 Summer Olympics Yvette Monginou 4 See all
Germany GER 1964 Summer Olympics Karin Balzer 1 Gold See all
Ghana GHA 1964 Summer Olympics Rose Hart 8 h2 r2/3 See all
Great Britain GBR 1948 Summer Olympics Maureen Gardner 2 Silver See all
1960 Summer Olympics Carole Quinton 2 Silver
Greece GRE 1936 Summer Olympics Domnitsa Lanitou 6 h1 r2/3 See all
Hungary HUN 1952 Summer Olympics Klára Soós 3 h2 r1/3 See all
India IND 1952 Summer Olympics Nilima Ghose 5 h2 r1/3 See all
Israel ISR 1952 Summer Olympics Leah Horowitz 6 h4 r1/3 See all
Italy ITA 1936 Summer Olympics Ondina Valla 1 Gold See all
Jamaica JAM 1948 Summer Olympics Vinton Beckett 5 h4 r1/3 See all
1964 Summer Olympics Carmen Smith 5 h3 r1/3
1968 Summer Olympics Carmen Smith 4 h1 r1/3
Japan JPN 1964 Summer Olympics Ikuko Yoda 5 See all
Mexico MEX 1968 Summer Olympics Enriqueta Basilio 6 h1 r1/3 See all
Netherlands NED 1948 Summer Olympics Fanny Blankers-Koen 1 Gold See all
New Zealand NZL 1964 Summer Olympics Avis McIntosh 5 h1 r2/3 See all
Norway NOR 1952 Summer Olympics Jorun Tangen 5 h1 r1/3 See all
Panama PAN 1964 Summer Olympics Lorraine Dunn 5 h1 r1/3 See all
Philippines PHI 1956 Summer Olympics Francisca Sañopal 5 h4 r1/3 See all
Poland POL 1964 Summer Olympics Teresa Ciepły 2 Silver See all
Romania ROU 1968 Summer Olympics Valeria Bufanu 7 h1 r2/3 See all
Saar SAA 1952 Summer Olympics Hilde Antes 4 h2 r1/3 See all
Singapore SGP 1952 Summer Olympics Tang Pui Wah 5 h3 r1/3 See all
South Africa RSA 1932 Summer Olympics Marjorie Clark 3 Bronze See all
Soviet Union URS 1960 Summer Olympics Irina Press 1 Gold See all
Sweden SWE 1960 Summer Olympics Ulla-Britt Wieslander 4 h1 r1/3 See all
Switzerland SUI 1968 Summer Olympics Meta Antenen 5 h4 r1/3 See all
Uganda UGA 1964 Summer Olympics Mary Musani 7 h4 r1/3 See all
United States USA 1932 Summer Olympics Babe Didrikson 1 Gold See all
West Germany FRG 1968 Summer Olympics Inge Schell 7 h2 r2/3 See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1964 Summer Olympics Draga Stamejčič 7 See all