Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 200 metres

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200 metres
at the 1934 Women's World Games
VenueWhite City Stadium
LocationLondon
Dates
  • 9 August (heats)
  • 10 August (semi-finals)
  • 11 August (final)
Winning time24.9"
Medalists
gold medal Käthe Krauß   Germany
silver medal Stella Walasiewicz   Poland
bronze medal Eileen Hiscock   Great Britain
← 1930
Athletics at the
1934 Women's World Games
Track events
60 mwomen
100 mwomen
200 mwomen
800 mwomen
80 m hurdleswomen
4×100 m relaywomen
Field events
High jumpwomen
Long jumpwomen
Shot putwomen
Discus throwwomen
Javelin throwwomen
Combined events
pentathlonwomen

The 200 metres at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.

In the final, the German Käthe Krauß won the event in 24.9 seconds ahead of Polish Stella Walasiewicz and British Eileen Hiscock.

Entrants[change | change source]

On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the 200 metres event.[1]

Nationality Name
 Austria Veronika Kohlbach
 Austria Johanna Vancura
 Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Koubková
 Germany Marie Dollinger
 Germany Käthe Krauß
 Great Britain Nellie Halstead
 Great Britain Eileen Hiscock
 Italy Claudia Testoni
 Netherlands Bep Martin
 Netherlands Tollien Schuurman*
 Poland Stella Walasiewicz

* The Dutch Tollien Schuurman injured herself after winning her semi-final 60 metres event. She was replaced and the Dutch Cor Aalten and Beb Martin competed in the 200 metres event.[2]

Results[change | change source]

Heats[change | change source]

The heats took place on 9 August.

Heat 1[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stella Walasiewicz  Poland 26" Q
2 Käthe Krauß  Germany Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 2[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Eileen Hiscock  Great Britain 25.5" Q
2 Barbara Burke  South Africa Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 3[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ruth Dahlin  Sweden 26.5" Q
2 Cor Aalten  Netherlands Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 4[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead  Great Britain 25.6" Q
2 Lillian Palmer  Canada Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 5[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Beb Martin  Netherlands 27.3" Q
2 Spenade  Austria Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 6[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marie Dollinger  Germany 26" Q
2 Aileen Meagher  Canada Q
3
4
5
6

Sources:[3][4][4]

Semi-finals[change | change source]

The semi-finals took place on 10 August.

Semi-final 1[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Käthe Krauß  Germany 25.2" Q
2 Stella Walasiewicz  Poland Q
3 Lillian Palmer  Canada Q
? Beb Martin  Netherlands
?
?

Semi-final 2[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Eileen Hiscock  Great Britain 25.3" Q
2 Marie Dollinger  Germany Q
3 Aileen Meagher  Canada Q
4
5
6 Cor Aalten  Netherlands

Source:[5][6]

Final[change | change source]

The final took place on 12 August 1934.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Käthe Krauß  Germany 24.9"
2 Stella Walasiewicz  Poland 25.0"
3 Eileen Hiscock  Great Britain 25.2"
4 Lillian Palmer  Canada
5 Aileen Meagher  Canada
6 Marie Dollinger  Germany

Note: in Dutch newspaper sources the Canadian Palmer is listed in third place, without mentioning Hiscock at all. However, all database sources uses Hiscock as third in the event.[7][8]

Sources:[9][10][11]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. ↑ "Mej. Schuurman scheurt een spier". De Noord-Ooster (in Dutch). 11 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. ↑ "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. ↑ "Mej. Martin niet geplaatst". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. ↑ "Nieuwe wereldrecords". De Tijd (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. ↑ 1934 Women's World Games Intersportstats.com (accessdate 28 July 2022)
  8. ↑ FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics, Retrieved 28 July 2022
  9. ↑ "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  10. ↑ "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  11. ↑ "Duitschland wint te Londen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
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