 At the 1934 Empire Games she won the gold medal in the 100 yards competition as well as in the 220 yards contest.She also was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 110-220-110 yards relay contest and the silver medal in the 220-110-220-110 yards relay competition (with Hiscock, Nellie Halstead, Ethel Johnson and Ivy Walker).In the 1936 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal with her team mates Violet Olney, Audrey Brown and Barbara Burke in the 4×100 metre relay event.