Researching Norma Thrower
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 954 people with the Thrower surname? In that year Thrower was ranked number 2633 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Norma means "Pattern, Rule" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Norma Thrower on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Norma Thrower and the Thrower Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1577 people with the Thrower surname in the UK? Thrower is now ranked number 2634 for popularity in the UK. |
Thrower Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Thrower surname in the USA? Thrower is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Norma Thrower
Norma Thrower
Norma Claire Thrower (born 5 February 1936) is a retired Australian hurdler. Born as Norma Austin, the South Australian hurdler ran for the Western Districts club in Adelaide.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia she won the bronze medal over 80 metres hurdles behind countrywoman Shirley Strickland (gold) and German Gisela Köhler (silver).
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff she again won the 80m hurdles event, this time ahead of Carole Quinton (silver) and countrywoman Gloria Wigney (bronze).
At the Australian championships she won a silver medal in 1952, a bronze in 1954 and gold medals in 1956, 1958 and 1960.
Thrower set a world record of 10.6 seconds for 80 metres hurdles in 1960, but could not make the final at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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