Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 60 metres

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60 metres
at the 1934 Women's World Games
VenueWhite City Stadium
LocationLondon
Dates
  • 9 August (heats)
  • 9 August (semi-finals)
  • 11 August (final)
Winning time7.6
Medalists
gold medal    Poland
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Great Britain
← 1930

The 60 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 Polish Stanisława Walasiewicz won the event in 7.6 seconds ahead of Margarete Kuhlmann and British Ethel Johnson.

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 60 metres event.[1]

Nationality Name
 Austria Gerda Gottlieb
 Austria Else Spennader
 Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Koubková
 Germany Käthe Krauß
 Germany Margarete Kuhlmann
 Great Britain Ethel Johnson
 Great Britain Elsie Maguire
 Italy Maria Coselli
 Netherlands Cor Aalten
 Netherlands Tollien Schuurman
 Poland Stella Walasiewicz

Note that there are some discrepancies with those names and the names listed in newspapers during the competition.[2]

Results[change | change source]

Heats[change | change source]

The heats took place in morning of 9 August.

Heat 1[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland 7.8" Q
2 Marjorie Clark  South Africa Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 2[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cor Aalten  Netherlands 8" Q
2 Selma Grieme  Germany Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 3[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ethel Johnson  Great Britain 7.8" Q
2 Sumiko Watanabe  Japan Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 4[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Elsie Maguire  Great Britain 7.9" Q
2 R. Kohlbach  United States[3][1] Q
3
4
5
6
1.^ in most newspapers R. Kohlbach is as the only athlete indicated without country indication. In the Dutch newspaper “De courant Het nieuws van den dag” she is indicated as American. However it might also be Austrian Ronny Kohlbach who also compete in the 100 metres event.

Heat 5[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tollien Schuurman  Netherlands 7.6" Q
2 Peggy Matheson  Canada Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 6[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Barbara Burke  South Africa 8" Q
2 Margarete Kuhlmann  Germany Q
3
4
5
6

Sources:[4][5]

Semi-finals[change | change source]

The heats took place in the afternoon of 9 August.

Semi-final 1[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland 7.6" Q
2 Ethel Johnson  Great Britain Q
3 Barbara Burke  South Africa Q
? Cor Aalten  Netherlands
5
6

Semi-final 2[change | change source]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tollien Schuurman  Netherlands 7.6" Q
2 Margarete Kuhlmann  Germany Q
3 Elsie Maguire  Great Britain Q
4
5
6

Source:[4][5]

Final[change | change source]

The final took place on 12 August 1934.

After the semi-final the Dutch Tollien Schuurman tore a muscle and couldn't start the final.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz  Poland 7.6
2 Margarete Kuhlmann  Germany
3 Ethel Johnson  Great Britain
4 Barbara Burke  South Africa
5 Elsie Maguire  Great Britain
DNS Tollien Schuurman  Netherlands

Sources:[2][6][7][8]

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. 2.0 2.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Gevonden in Delpher - de courant Het nieuws van den dag".
  4. 4.0 4.1 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. "Duitschland wint te Londen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. "Nieuwe wereldrecords". De Tijd (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.