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Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men
880 yd	men
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
220 yd hurdles (invitation)	men
440 yd hurdles	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men
110–220–110 yd relay		women
220–110–220–110 yd relay		women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
2 miles walk (invitation)	men
Road events
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Discus throw	men
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The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Barbara Burke  South Africa	Isabel Grant  Australia	Rona Tong  New Zealand

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Barbara Burke	South Africa	11.9	Q
2	1	Rona Tong	New Zealand	??.?	Q
3	1	Clarice Kennedy	Australia	12.2e	Q
4	1	Nell Gould	Australia	??.?
5	1	Ethel Raby	England	??.?
1	2	Isabel Grant	Australia	12.1	Q
2	2	Thelma Peake	Australia	12.5e	Q
3	2	Kathleen Tiffen	England	13.0e	Q
4	2	Yvonne Dingley	Canada	??.?

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Barbara Burke	South Africa	11.7 (w)	GR
	Isabel Grant	Australia	11.7e (w)	Inches behind
	Rona Tong	New Zealand	11.8e (w)	1 yard behind
4	Clarice Kennedy	Australia	??.? (w)
5	Thelma Peake	Australia	??.? (w)
6	Kathleen Tiffen	England	??.? (w)

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
6. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
7. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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