Kathleen Stokes
British athlete
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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.
NationalityBritish (English)
Born14 September 1916
England
Died2 February 2003 (aged 86)
England
SportAthletics
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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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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]
