Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – 60 metres

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60 metres
at the Olympics of Grace
VenueASSI Giglio Rosso
LocationFlorence
Dates
  • May 30 1931 (heats)
  • May 30 1931 (semi-finals)
  • May 30 1931 (final)
Competitors15 from 8 nations
Winning time8.0
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Germany

The 60 metres at the Olympics of Grace was held in Florence at the ASSI Giglio Rosso on 30 May 1931. Fifteen competitors from eight nations competed in the event.[1][2][3]

Schedule[change | change source]

All times are local time.

Date Time Round
30 May 1931 9:00 Preliminaries
30 May 1931 10:15 Semi-finals
30 May 1931 15:45 Final

Results[change | change source]

Preliminaries[change | change source]

The heats took place on 30 May from 9:00am (local time). The first two athletes in each heats continued to the semi-finals and the third athlete of the first and fourth heath.[2]

Preliminary Heat 1[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Detta Lorenz [de]  Germany 8.0 Q
2 Jolanta Manteufflówna [pl]  Poland 8.2 Q
3 Tina Steiner [it]  Italy - Q
4 Silvia Capsali  Romania -

Preliminary Heat 2[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lisa Gelius  Germany 8.2 Q
2 Veronika Kohlbach  Austria 8.4 Q
3 Giulia Novack  Italy -

Preliminary Heat 3[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead  Great Britain 8.0 Q
2 Herma Schurinek [sv]  Austria - Q
3 Anna Hřebřinová  Czechoslovakia -
4 Claudia Testoni  Italy -

Preliminary Heat 4[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daisy Ridgley  Great Britain 8.0 Q
2 Lidia Bongiovanni  Italy - Q
3 Zrnka Krajnovic  Yugoslavia - Q
4 Zdena Smolová [sv]  Czechoslovakia -

Semi-finals[change | change source]

The semi-finals took place also in the morning session at 10:15am (local time). The top three athletes of both semi-finals qualified for the final.[2]

Semi-final 1[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daisy Ridgley  Great Britain 8.2 Q
2 Detta Lorenz [de]  Germany - Q
3 Veronika Kolbach  Austria - Q
4 Tina Steiner [it]  Italy -
5 Zrnka Krajnovic  Yugoslavia -

Semi-final 2[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead  Great Britain 8.2 Q
2 Lisa Gelius  Germany - Q
3 Jolanta Manteufflówna [pl]  Poland - Q
4 Herma Schurinek [sv]  Austria -
5 Lidia Bongiovanni  Italy -

Final[change | change source]

Winner Nellie Halstead

The final of the 60 metres event took place during the afternoon session at 15:45 (local time).[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead  Great Britain 8.0
2 Lisa Gelius  Germany -
3 Detta Lorenz [de]  Germany -
4 Jolanta Manteufflówna [pl]  Poland -
5 Daisy Ridgley  Great Britain -
6 Veronika Kohlbach  Austria -

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia (seconda parte)" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
  3. "Superba affermazione dell'atletismo femminile nella riunione internazionale di Firenze". Il Littoriale (in Italian). 1 June 1931. p. 7 – via biblioteca dello sport.