Ivy Kay Walker, later Thorpe (born 22 September 1911, date of death unknown), was an English

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

who competed in the 1930

Women's World Games The Women's World Games were the first international women's sports events in track and field. The games were held four times between 1922 and 1934. They were established by Alice Milliat and the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale ...

and the

1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events wer ...

Biography

Walker finished second behind

Kinue Hitomi was a Japanese track and field athlete. She was the world record holder in several events in the 1920s – 1930s and was the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal. She was also the first woman to represent Japan at the Olympics. Biogra ...

in the 220 yards event at the

1928 WAAA Championships The 1928 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at Stamford Bridge, London, on 14 July 1928. Results See also * 1928 AAA Championships References {{B ...

. The following year, Walker became the national 100 yards champion after winning the British

WAAA Championships The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime. Since 1880, the Amateur Athl ...

title at the 1929 WAAA Championships At the

1930 Women's World Games The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8

in Prague she was a member, along with Ethel Scott, Eileen Hiscock and Daisy Ridgley, of the British 4×100 metre relay team which won the silver medal.Eric L. Cowe, Early women's athletics: statistics and history (Bingley: c1999), pp. 112-13. Walker finished second behind

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in both the 100 and 220 yards events at the 1931 WAAA Championships. At the 1934 Empire Games she was a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay competition (with Eileen Hiscock, Nellie Halstead and Ethel Johnson). In the 220 yards competition she was eliminated in the heats. Walker continued to compete and finished second behind Audrey Wade and Eileen Hiscock in the 60 metres and 100 metres events respectively at the 1935 WAAA Championships.

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British national athletics records as of 1950

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1911 births Year of death missing English female sprinters British female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub