Edna Maskell

Edna Maskell ( Edna Mary Therese Maskell; born April 13, 1928 ) is a former South African - North Rhodesian hurdler and sprinter .

At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , she reached the quarter-finals for South Africa starting over 100 m and the semi- finals over 80 m hurdles .

In 1954 she won over 80 m hurdles in 10.9 s for Northern Rhodesia starting at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver . The time was not recognized as a world record because of excessive wind support. She won bronze over 100 yards .

Personal bests

100 m: 11.9 s, July 21, 1952, Helsinki
80 m hurdles: 11.2 s, July 17, 1954, London

Web links

Edna Maskell in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
Edna Maskell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Maskell, Edna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Maskell, Edna Mary Therese
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	South African-North Rhodesian hurdler and sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH	April 13, 1928