Edna Maskell

Edna Mary Therese Maskell (13 April 1928 – 23 June 2018)[1] was a hurdler who won the gold medal in the 80 metres hurdles as a competitor for Northern Rhodesia at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Her personal best time was 11.2 seconds. She also won the bronze medal in the 100 yards sprint at 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished 10th in the long jump. Previously, she competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki for South Africa, finishing 5th in her heat of the 80 metres hurdles.[2][3]

Edna Maskell
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Northern Rhodesia
Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver80 m hurdles
1954 Vancouver100 yards

References
  1. Edna Maskell at Olympedia
  2. Edna Maskell at Sports reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013
  3. Old Miltonians Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 August 2013


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