Kathleen Stokes
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1916 England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 2003 (aged 86) England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | London Olympiades AC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kathleen Susan "Kate" Stokes (later Earwaker;[1] 14 September 1916 – 2 February 2003)[2][3] was an English athlete who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.
Biography
Stokes finished third behind Audrey Wade and Eileen Hiscock in the 60 metres and 200 metres events respectively at the 1935 WAAA Championships[4][5] and finished second again in the 200 metres at the 1937 WAAA Championships.[6][7]
At the 1938 Empire Games she was a member of the England relay team which won the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards event and the bronze medal in the 110-220-110 yards competition. In the 100 yards contest as well as in the 220 yards event she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[8]
References
- ^ 1950 Extract.pdf (Internet Archive)
- ^ Kate Susan Stokes Earwaker (Internet Archive)
- ^ MS Kate Susan Earwaker in the England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2019
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Athletics". Hull Daily Mail. 10 August 1935. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Miss Gladys Lunn's Triple Success". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 August 1937. Retrieved 24 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
External links
- Profile at TOPS in athletics