Eileen May Hiscock, later Wilson, (25 August 1909 – 3 September 1958) was an

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed for

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in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

and in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. She was born in

Blackheath, London Blackheath is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham. It is located northeast of Lewisham, south of Greenwich and southeast of Charing Cross, the traditional ce ...

. At the

1930 Women's World Games The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8

in Prague she was a member, along with Ethel Scott,

Ivy Walker Ivy Kay Walker, later Thorpe (born 22 September 1911, date of death unknown), was an English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games and the 1934 British Empire Games. At the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague she was a mem ...

and Daisy Ridgley, of the British 4×100 metre relay team which won the silver medal.Eric L. Cowe, Early women's athletics: statistics and history (Bingley: c1999), pp. 112-13. In the 1934 World Women's Games, she won the bronze medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres contests. In 1932, she was one of five women entered by the

Women's Amateur Athletic Association The Amateur Athletic Association of England or AAA (pronounced 'three As') is the oldest national governing body for athletics (sport), athletics in the world, having been established on 24 April 1880. Historically it effectively oversaw athletic ...

at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics as Britain's first female Olympians in athletics events, together with Ethel Johnson, Gwendoline Porter,

Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead (19 September 1910 – 11 November 1991) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, Radcliffe ...

, and seventeen-year-old

Violet Webb Violet Blanche Webb (later ''Simpson'', 3 February 1915 – 27 May 1999) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born in Willesden and died in ...

. They sailed for five days from Southampton to Quebec and then travelled a further 3000 miles by train before arriving in Los Angeles. In the 4 x 100 metres women's relay she won the bronze medal with her team mates Gwendoline Porter, Violet Webb (replacing the injured Johnson) and Nellie Halstead. In the women's 100 metres she came 5th. At the 1934 Empire Games she won the gold medal in the 100 yards competition as well as in the 220 yards contest. She also was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay competition (with Hiscock,

, Ethel Johnson and

).''Commonwealth Games results''
. CWG. Retrieved 24 October 2015. In the

she won the silver medal with her team mates

Violet Olney Violet Rose Olney (later ''Parish''; 22 May 1911 – 3 January 1999) was an English athlete from Southwark, London,England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Violet R Olney; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1911; District: Southwark; Volume: 1d; Page: 54 ...

Audrey Brown Audrey Kathleen Kilner Brown MBE (later Court; 24 May 1913 – 11 June 2005) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. Personal life She was born in Bankura, India and was the younger sister of Ralph Kilner Brown ...

and

Barbara Burke Barbara Hannah Anita Burke (13 May 1917 – 8 August 1998) was a British and South African sprint runner. She competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the relay and placed fourth in a semi-final o ...

in the 4×100 metre relay event. In the 100 metre event she was eliminated in the semi-finals. She married John H Wilson in 1936.

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External links

image Eileen Hiscock, medal ceremony Berlin 1936 (Lewisham's Olympic Legacy)

image Eileen Hiscock (Athletic Cards.com)

Images Eileen Hiscock (Getty Images)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiscock, Eileen 1909 births 1958 deaths English female sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain English Olympic medallists Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Sportspeople from Blackheath, London Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Women's World Games medalists Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games