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Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Women's 880 yards

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Women's 880 yards
at the Commonwealth Games

The women's 880 yards event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 6 August at the White City Stadium in London, England.[1][2][3] The distance was later discontinued for women until 1962.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gladys Lunn  England 2:19.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ida Jones  England 2:21.0e +8 yd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dorothy Butterfield  England 2:21.4e +3 yd
4 Constance Furneaux  England ?:??.?
5 Doris Morgan  South Africa ?:??.?
6 Violet Smith  Canada ?:??.?
7 Mildred Storrar  Scotland ?:??.?
Hilda Cameron  Canada DNS
Lillian Palmer  Canada DNS
Irene Storey  Canada DNS
Cynthia Keay  Southern Rhodesia DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.