Bertha Crowther
Bertha Crowther (9 December 1921 – 8 August 2007) was a British athlete.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 1921 Wembley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 2007 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 80 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
Athletics career
She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
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.[3][4]
References
- "'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.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1950 Athletes". Team England.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.