Thelma Peake (née Mason, 30 April 1914 – 15 June 1982) was an Australian track and field athlete who won gold and bronze medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.

Peake won three successive Long Jump National Championships during the 1930s, but also competed in sprints, hurdles and middle-distance events. At the 1938 Empire Games she was a member of the Australian relay team which won the gold medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards event. In the long jump competition she won the bronze medal and in the 80 metre hurdles contest she finished fifth. In the 100 yards event she was disqualified in the semi-finals.

Thelma Peake

See also

Australian athletics champions (Women)

Thelma Peake

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1914 births

1982 deaths

Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games

Australian female hurdlers

Australian female long jumpers

Australian female middle-distance runners

Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia

Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics

20th-century Australian women

Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games

Place of birth missing

Thelma Peake