Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles

The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Barbara Burke South Africa | Isabel Grant Australia | Rona Tong New Zealand |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | 11.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Rona Tong | New Zealand | ??.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Clarice Kennedy | Australia | 12.2e | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nell Gould | Australia | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | Ethel Raby | England | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Isabel Grant | Australia | 12.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Thelma Peake | Australia | 12.5e | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kathleen Tiffen | England | 13.0e | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Yvonne Dingley | Canada | ??.? | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Barbara Burke | South Africa | 11.7 (w) | GR |
| | Isabel Grant | Australia | 11.7e (w) | Inches behind |
| | Rona Tong | New Zealand | 11.8e (w) | 1 yard behind |
| 4 | Clarice Kennedy | Australia | ??.? (w) | |
| 5 | Thelma Peake | Australia | ??.? (w) | |
| 6 | Kathleen Tiffen | England | ??.? (w) | |
