The women's 80 metres hurdles was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Summary The Australians again qualified three women to the final. Shirley Strickland in lane 6 and Gloria Cooke in lane 1 sandwiched the field with a slight lead over the first barrier. By the second barrier, Strickland had edged ahead while Cooke was getting competition from Gisela Köhler in lane 2 next to her. By the next barrier, Köhler had some separation in second, while Galina Bystrova and Norma Thrower we battling for bronze in 4 and 5 respectively. By the seventh hurdle, Strickland had a full metre on Köhler. Almost a metre behind, Thrower had her head in front of Bystrova. In between the final flight, Bystrova edged ahead. Strickland won by almost two metres over Köhler, and behind on the run in from the last hurdle, Thrower managed to lean ahead for a microscopic advantage for bronze.
Final classification Rank Athlete Nation Heat Semi Final Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 10.8 10.8 10.7 Gisela Köhler 11.0 10.810.9 Norma Thrower 10.811.011.0 4 Galina Bystrova 10.911.011.0 5 Maria Golubnichaya 11.111.011.3 6 Gloria Cooke 11.411.111.4— Marthe Lambert 10.911.1DNQ— Zenta Gastl-Kopp 10.911.1DNQ— Bertha Díaz 11.411.2DNQ— Elaine Winter 11.111.3DNQ— Margaret Stuart 11.311.3DNQ— Carole Quinton 11.411.4DNQ— Maria Sander 11.1DNQDNQ— Angele Picado 11.5DNQDNQ— Niliya Besedina-Kulakova 11.5DNQDNQ— Barbara Mueller 11.6DNQDNQ— Francisca Sanopal 11.8DNQDNQ— Constance Darnowski 11.9DNQDNQ— Pauline Wainwright 11.9DNQDNQ— Irene Robertson 11.9DNQDNQ— Manolita Cinco 12.1DNQDNQ— Milena Greppi 12.3DNQDNQ
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External links Official Report Results