Kathleen Tiffen

Kathleen Margaret Tiffen (15 July 1912 – May 1986) was a British hurdler who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Kathleen Tiffen

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	15 July 1912 Croydon, England
Died	May 1986 (aged 73) Eastbourne, England
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	hurdles
Club	Mitcham Ladies

Biography

Tiffen finished third in consecutive 80 metres hurdles events at the AAA Championships; behind Hilda Hatt at the 1929 WAAA Championships and Muriel Cornell at the 1930 WAAA Championships.^[2] She improved to second place behind Elsie Green (who set a new world record time) at the 1931 WAAA Championships.^[3]

Tiffen continued to get beaten by her rival Elsie Green, finishing third at the 1934 WAAA Championships and second at the 1935 WAAA Championships.^[4][5]

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles competition.^[6]

Tiffen once again finished runner-up in the WAAA 80 metres hurdles, this time to Barbara Burke at the 1937 WAAA Championships.^[7]