Bertha Crowther
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wembley | 9 December 1921||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 August 2007 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 80 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bertha Crowther (9 December 1921 – 8 August 2007) was a British athlete.[1]
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.
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2007 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- British female hurdlers
- British female high jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- British athletics biography stubs