Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games

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Athletics
at the 1930 Women's World Games
VenueLetná Stadium
Dates6–8 September 1930
Nations16
← 1926
1934 →

The athletics competitions at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague were held from 7 to 9 September 1930 at the Letná Stadium.

The athletes competed in 12 events:[1][2] running (60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and hurdling 80 metres), high jump, long jump, discus throw, javelin, shot put and triathlon (100 metres, high jump and javelin). Several world records were set.[1][3][4][5][6]

At some days there were 20000 spectators in the stadium.[7]

Medal summary[change | change source]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 m
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
 Poland
7.7 Lisa Gelius
 Germany
7.8 Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
7.8
100 m
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
 Poland
12.5 Tollien Schuurman
 Netherlands
12.6 Lisa Gelius
 Germany
12.6
200 m
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
 Poland
25.7 Tollien Schuurman
 Netherlands
25.8 Nellie Halstead
 United Kingdom
26.0
800 m
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Gladys Lunn
 United Kingdom
2:21.9 Marie Dollinger
 Germany
2:22.0 Brita Lovén
 Sweden
2:24.8
80 m hurdles
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Maj Jakobsson
 Sweden
12.4 Gerda Pirch
 Germany
12.7 Ursula Birkholz
 Germany
12.7
4×100 m relay
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 Germany
Rosa Kellner
Agathe Karrer
Luise Holzer
Lisa Gelius
49.9  United Kingdom
Eileen Hiscock
Ethel Scott
Ivy Walker
Daisy Ridgley
50.5  Poland
Alina Hulanicka
Maryla Freiwald
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Felicja Schabińska
50.8
High jump
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Inge Braumüller
 Germany
1.57 m Carolina Gisolf
 Netherlands
1.57 m Helma Notte
 Germany
1.53 m
Long jump
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Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
5.90 m Muriel Gunn
 United Kingdom
5.76 m Selma Grieme
 Germany
5.71 m
Shot put
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Grete Heublein
 Germany
12.49 m Gustel Hermann
 Germany
12.12 m Liesl Perkaus
 Austria
11.48 m
Discus throw
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Halina Konopacka
 Poland
36.80 m Tilly Fleischer
 Germany
35.82 m Vittorina Vivenza
 Italy
35.23 m
Javelin
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Liesel Schumann
 Germany
42.32 m Augustine Hargus
 Germany
40.99 m Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
37.01 m
Triathlon
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Ellen Braumüller
 Germany
198 pts Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
194 pts Ruth Svedberg
 Sweden
175 pts

Points table[change | change source]

Place Nation Points
1  Germany 57
2  Poland 26
3  United Kingdom 19
4  Japan 13
5  Sweden 10
6  Netherlands 9
7  Italy 2
 Austria
8  Latvia 1
 France

Source[8]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Praha 1930 - III Ženské světové hry Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Czech Association for Olympic and Sport Philately, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  2. FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  3. Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin, page 9 Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Sylvain Charlet, Amicale des Entraineurs d'Ile de France d'Athlétisme AEIFA, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  4. Kidd, Bruce (1994). "The Women's Olympic Games: Important Breakthrough Obscured By Time". CAAWS Action Bulletin. Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. Leigh, Mary H.; Thérèse M. Bonin (1977). "The Pioneering Role Of Madame Alice Milliat and the FSFI in Establishing International Trade and Field Competition for Women" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 4 (1). North American Society for Sport History: 72–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine NordNet.fr, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  7. "Onze dames blinken uit". De avondpost (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. DROZDEK-MAàOLEPSZA, Teresa (2014). "Women's World Games (1922–1934)" (PDF). Akademii im. Jana Dáugosza w CzĊstochowie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2022.