Hilda Thorogood

Hilda Thorogood

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump
Club	London Olympiades AC Spartan LAC

Hilda Thorogood was a female athlete who competed for England at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[1].

Biography

Thorogood finished second behind Marjorie O'Kell in the high jump event at the 1929 WAAA Championships.[2] Two years later she finished third behind O'Kell at the 1931 WAAA Championships.[3][4][5]

Thorogood finished third behind German Gretel Bergmann in the high jump event at the 1934 WAAA Championships.[6] Shortly afterwards at the 1934 Empire Games, Thorogood competed for England in the high jump competition.[7]

References

1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "Records by Women". Weekly Dispatch (London). 14 July 1929. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Women Set Up new Records". Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1931. Retrieved 23 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
6. "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 1 July 1934. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 January 2025.