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Summer Olympics · Athletics · women’s · 1932–1968
Women’s 80 metres hurdles
Held at 8 Games, 1932–1968. Most golds: Australia (3). Most medals: Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games81932–1968
Medals24
Delegations12on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | Maureen Caird Australia | Pam Kilborn Australia | Chi Cheng Taiwan |
| 1964 Tokyo | Karin Balzer United Team of Germany | Teresa Ciepły Poland | Pam Kilborn Australia |
| 1960 Rome | Irina Press Soviet Union | Carole Quinton Great Britain | Gisela Birkemeyer United Team of Germany |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australia | Gisela Birkemeyer United Team of Germany | Norma Thrower Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australia | Mariya Golubnichaya Soviet Union | Maria Sander Germany |
| 1948 London | Fanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands | Maureen Gardner Great Britain | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australia |
| 1936 Berlin | Trebisonda Valla Italy | Anni Steuer Germany | Betty Taylor Canada |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Babe Didrikson United States | Evelyne Hall United States | Marjorie Clark South Africa |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | 2 | 2 |
| Babe Didrikson | 1 | 1 |
| Trebisonda Valla | 1 | 1 |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen | 1 | 1 |
| Irina Press | 1 | 1 |
| Karin Balzer | 1 | 1 |
| Maureen Caird | 1 | 1 |
| Gisela Birkemeyer | 0 | 2 |
| Pam Kilborn | 0 | 2 |
| Evelyne Hall | 0 | 1 |
| Marjorie Clark | 0 | 1 |
| Anni Steuer | 0 | 1 |