Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – discus throw
| Discus throw at the 1930 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Letná Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Prague | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning time | 35.23 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The discus throw event at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, with the qualification and final being held on 7 September 1930.
Entrants[change | change source]
In August 1930 entrants were published of the athletes of 5 nations: the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Great Britain. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the discus throw event.[1][2]
Results[change | change source]
Qualification[change | change source]
The qualification took place in the morning of 7 September 1930, under bad weather conditions.[3][4]
Polish Halina Konopacka won the qualification ahead of German Tilly Fleischer and Italian Vittorina Vivenza. Swedish Elsa Svensson, Latvian Karlson and British Weston also qualified.[4] The Dutch Dora Wevers had three invalid throws and so didn't qualify.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halina Konopacka |  Poland |
36.29 m | Q |
| 2 | Tilly Fleischer |  Germany |
35.82 m | Q |
| 3 | Vittorina Vivenza |  Italy |
35.32 m | Q |
| 4 | Elsa Svensson |  Sweden |
34.5 m | Q |
| 5 | Karlson |  Latvia |
34.2 m | Q |
| 6 | Mark Weston |  Great Britain |
33.7 m | Q |
| 7 | ? | |||
| 8 | ? | |||
| ? | ? | |||
| - | Dora Wevers |  Netherlands |
-, -, - |
Final[change | change source]
The final took place in the afternoon of 7 September. The weather was still bad.[5][4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Halina Konopacka | Poland |
36.80 | |
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Tilly Fleischer | Germany |
35.82 | |
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Vittorina Vivenza | Italy |
35.23 | |
| 4 | Karlson | Latvia |
34.73 | |
| 5 | Elsa Svensson | Sweden |
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| 6 | Mark Weston | Great Britain |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mej. Gisolf scheurde een spier". Het volk (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Onze dames blinken uit". De avondpost (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.