Barbara Burke
Barbara Hannah Anita Burke (born May 13, 1917 , in Norwood ( London ); † August 8, 1998 , in Johannesburg , South Africa ) was a British athlete and Olympian.
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , she won the team silver medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay race together with her teammates Eileen Hiscock , Violet Olney and Audrey Brown behind the team from the USA (gold) and in front of the team from Canada ( Bronze). In the 100-meter run , she was eliminated in the semifinals after 12.2 s.
With a height of 1.77 m, her competition weight was 63 kg.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The modern olympic century 1896–1996. Track and field athletics . German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Berlin 1999.
Web links
- Barbara Burke in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burke, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burke, Barbara Hannah Anita (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwood , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1998 |
| Place of death | Johannesburg , South Africa |