1926 Women's World Games – 1000 metres
| 1000 metres at the 1926 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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 Finish of the 1000 metres | ||||||||||
| Venue | Slottsskogsvallen | |||||||||
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 August 1926 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:08.8 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1926 Women's World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 60 m | women |
| 100 y | women |
| 250 m | women |
| 1000 m | women |
| 100 y hurdles | women |
| 4×110 y relay | women |
| 1000 m walk | women |
| Field events | |
| High jump | women |
| Long jump | women |
| Standing long jump | women |
| Shot put | women |
| Discus throw | women |
| Javelin throw | women |
The 1000 metres event at the 1926 Women's World Games was the second time the 1000 metres was held at Women's World Games. The event took place in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen during the last day of the Games on 29 August 1926.[1] At the 1930 Women's World Games the 1000 metres was replaced by the 800 metres event.
British Edith Trickey won the event in a time of 11.8 seconds, ahead of the Swedish Inga Gentzel and French Louise Bellon.[2]
Results
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Edith Trickey |  Great Britain | 3:08.8 | |
 | Inga Gentzel |  Sweden | 3:09.4 | |
 | Louise Bellon |  France | 3:10.4 | |
| 4 | Kathleen Harris | Great Britain | ||
| 5 | Štepánka Kucerová |  Czechoslovakia | 3:16.0 | [3] |
| 6 | Emy Pettersson | Sweden | 3:16.8 | |
| Emīlija Krūmiņa |  Latvia | [4] |
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
- 1 2 Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
- ↑ "TCH 1926 (1926 Czechoslovak athletics results)" (PDF) (in cz). Czech Athletics. p. 13. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "1000-metersloppet" (in Swedish). 29 August 1926 – via Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Image of the 1000 metres (Trickey, Gentzel)
- Image of the 1000 metres (8 athletes)