Kathleen Tiffen

Kathleen Margaret Tiffen (15 July 1912 – May 1986) was a British hurdler who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Kathleen Tiffen

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	15 July 1912 Croydon, England
Died	May 1986 (aged 73) Eastbourne, England
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	hurdles
Club	Mitcham Ladies

Biography

Tiffen finished third in consecutive 80 metres hurdles events at the AAA Championships; behind Hilda Hatt at the 1929 WAAA Championships and Muriel Cornell at the 1930 WAAA Championships.^[2] She improved to second place behind Elsie Green (who set a new world record time) at the 1931 WAAA Championships.^[3]

Tiffen continued to get beaten by her rival Elsie Green, finishing third at the 1934 WAAA Championships and second at the 1935 WAAA Championships.^[4][5]

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles competition.^[6]

Tiffen once again finished runner-up in the WAAA 80 metres hurdles, this time to Barbara Burke at the 1937 WAAA Championships.^[7]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kathleen Tiffen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
3. "Women Set Up new Records". Weekly Dispatch (London). 12 July 1931. Retrieved 23 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Athletics". Hull Daily Mail. 10 August 1935. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
7. "Miss Gladys Lunn's Triple Success". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 August 1937. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.