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{{Short description|Australian hurdler}} |
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| birth_name = Norma Claire Austin |
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| full_name = Norma Claire Thrower |
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|5 February 1936}} |
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| birth_place = [[Adelaide, South Australia]] |
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| height = 166 cm |
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| weight = 57 kg |
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{{MedalGold | [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff]] | [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games#Athletics|80 metres hurdles]] }} |
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At the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia she won the bronze medal over [[hurdling|80 metres hurdles]] behind countrywoman [[Shirley Strickland]] (gold) and German [[Gisela Birkemeyer|Gisela Köhler]] (silver). |
At the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia she won the bronze medal over [[hurdling|80 metres hurdles]] behind countrywoman [[Shirley Strickland]] (gold) and German [[Gisela Birkemeyer|Gisela Köhler]] (silver). |
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At the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Cardiff]] she again won the 80m hurdles event, this time ahead of [[Carole Quinton]] (silver) and countrywoman [[Gloria Wigney]] (bronze). |
At the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Cardiff]] she again won the 80m hurdles event, this time ahead of [[Carole Quinton]] (silver) and countrywoman [[Gloria Wigney]] (bronze). |
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At the Australian championships she won a silver medal in 1952, a bronze in 1954 and gold medals in 1956, 1958 and 1960. |
At the Australian championships she won a silver medal in 1952, a bronze in 1954 and gold medals in 1956, 1958 and 1960. |
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Thrower set a world record for 80 metres hurdles in 1960, but could not make the final at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]. |
Thrower set a world record of 10.6 seconds<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/norma-thrower-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/norma-thrower-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> for 80 metres hurdles in 1960, but could not make the final at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome]]. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* {{Commonwealth Games Australia|norma-thrower}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 28 March 2024
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Norma Claire Austin |
Full name | Norma Claire Thrower |
Born | 5 February 1936 Adelaide, South Australia | (age 88)
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Medal record |
Norma Claire Thrower (née Austin, born 5 February 1936) is a retired Australian hurdler. The South Australian hurdler ran for the Western Districts club in Adelaide.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia she won the bronze medal over 80 metres hurdles behind countrywoman Shirley Strickland (gold) and German Gisela Köhler (silver).
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff she again won the 80m hurdles event, this time ahead of Carole Quinton (silver) and countrywoman Gloria Wigney (bronze).
At the Australian championships she won a silver medal in 1952, a bronze in 1954 and gold medals in 1956, 1958 and 1960.
Thrower set a world record of 10.6 seconds[1] for 80 metres hurdles in 1960, but could not make the final at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norma Thrower". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Norma Thrower at World Athletics
- Norma Thrower at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Norma Thrower at Olympics.com
- Norma Thrower at Olympedia
- Norma Thrower at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Norma Thrower at Commonwealth Games Australia
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Australian female hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Australian women
- 20th-century Australian women
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Sportswomen from South Australia
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Australian athletics biography stubs
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs