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| Birth name | Thelma Mason | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1914 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 1982 (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||
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Thelma Peake (née Mason, 30 April 1914 – 15 June 1982) was an Australian track and field athlete who won gold and bronze medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.[1]
Peake won three successive Long Jump National Championships during the 1930s, but also competed in sprints, hurdles and middle-distance events. At the 1938 Empire Games she was a member of the Australian relay team which won the gold medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards event. In the long jump competition she won the bronze medal and in the 80 metre hurdles contest she finished fifth. In the 100 yards event she was disqualified in the semi-finals.
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See also
References
- ^ "Thelma Peake (Mason)". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
External links
- Thelma Peake at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Athletics Gold Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 October 2009)
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