Ivy Barber
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Born | 24 March 1909 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 880 yards |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
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Ivy Barber (born 24 March 1909) was a British athletics competitor during the 1920s specialized in the 800 metres and 880 yards. She was national champion and represented the United Kingdom at international competitions.[1]
Career
[change | change source]Barber had her best season in 1928. That year she became champion at the WAAA Championships in the 880 yards, winning the event in a time of 2:27.6, four yards ahead of Lilian Styles.[2]
She was selected to represent the United Kingdom internationally. She competed at the 1928 Great Britain–Germany–France women's athletics match where she won the the 800 metres in a time of 2:28.6, ahead of Lilian Styles and French Marcelle Neveu.[3][4][5] At the 1928 Berlin international athletics meeting in Germany she finished the 800 metres in het personal best time of 2:25.0 behind Japanese Kinue Hitomi and German Elfriede Wever.[6][7][1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ivy Barber". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists - 880 yards and 800 metres". nuts.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ↑ Möwes, Detlef; Krüger, Julian (1992). 100 Jahre Deutsche Leichtathletik, Eine statistische Auswertung (in German). Selbstverlag Detlef Mewes.
- ↑ K. Wilhelm Köster (1998). 100 Jahre deutsche Leichtathletik (1898–1998): von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Hornberger Verlag.
- ↑ Presseausschuß des Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verbandes (Hrsg.), Jahrbuch der Leichtathletik 1958 (in German). Berlin-Charlottenburg: Verlag Bartels & Wernitz. 1958. p. 187f.
- ↑ "Le meeting international de Berlin" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 22 August 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "Athletiek | Te Berlijn" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 21 August 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via uurl.kbr.be.