Edna Mary Therese Maskell (13 April 1928 – 23 June 2018) was a

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who won the gold medal in the

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as a competitor for

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at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in

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. Her personal best time was 11.2 seconds. She also won the bronze medal in the 100 yards sprint at 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished 10th in the

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. Previously, she competed at the

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for

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, finishing 5th in her heat of the 80 metres hurdles.Edna Maskell at Sports reference.com
Retrieved 24 August 2013
. Retrieved 24 August 2013

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* 1928 births 2018 deaths South African female hurdlers Zambian female hurdlers Zambian female sprinters Olympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Northern Rhodesia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Rhodesia Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Zambian people of British descent White Zambian people South African people of British descent Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub