Eileen Hiscock

Eileen May Hiscock ( born August 25, 1909 in Blackheath, † September 3, 1958 in London) was a British track and field athlete and Olympian.

Life and achievements

At the British Championships, she won the gold medal in the 100 yards 1930. Than 100 meters, she won gold in 1933, 1934 and 1935. 200 In - meter race she won in 1933 the gold medal. Hiscock won at the British Empire Games in London in 1934 the gold medal in the 100 yards in front of the Canadian Hilda Strike ( silver) and the Englishwoman Lillian Chalmers ( Bronze) and the gold medal in the 220 ​​yards in front of the Canadian Aileen Meagher ( silver) and the Englishwoman Nellie Halstead (bronze).

In the Summer Olympics 1932 in Los Angeles, she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay along with teammates Gwendoline Porter, Violet Webb and Nellie Halstead, behind the team from the USA and the team from Canada. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, she won the team silver medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay with teammates Violet Olney, Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke behind the team from the USA ( Gold ) and before the team from Canada (bronze).