Hilda Hatt
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Born | 28 April 1903[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1975 (aged c. 72)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Woolwich Polytechnic[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | High jump, long jump, javelin throw, hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | HJ – 1.524 m (1928) LJ – 5.16 m (1928) JT – 22.19 m (1924) 80 mH – 12.3 (1929 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hilda May Hatt (28 April 1903 – 1975) was a British athlete. She competed in the high jump, long jump and 100 yd hurdles and relay 4x175 metres. She participated in the 1921 Women's Olympiad, 1922 Women's Olympiad and the 1922 Women's World Games and won two gold, four silver and one bronze medals.[3]
In 1922, Hatt finished second behind Daisy Wright in the national 120 yards hurdle event and third behind Sylvia Stone in the national high jump event. The following year Hatt became the national high jump champion after winning the WAAA Championships title at the inaugural 1923 WAAA Championships.[4][5] Hatt also finished second in the long jump and third in the 120 yards hurdles.[6]
In 1924 she participated in the 1924 Women's Olympiad and won the silver medal in running 1000 m and hurdling 120 yards.
References
[edit]- ^ Hilda Hatt (née Bryant). trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Lawrence Goldman (2012) Preface to the online release, May 2012. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ FSFI WOMEN'S WORLD GAMES. gbrathletics.com
- ^ "Women First A.A.A. Meeting". Sunday Express. 19 August 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Women's Sports". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 20 August 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.