Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 80 metres hurdles
| 80 metres hurdles at the 1934 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | London | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning time | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The 80 metres hurdles at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.
During the heats the starter waited a very long time in before firing the start gun. In heat 4 the Dutch Agaath Doorgeest was disqualified after making two false starts. The British public did not agree. The audience started to whistle and there were chants. The public demanded that she got another chance. When that (of course) didn't happen, the public request the starter who was the starter at the Empire Games a few days earlier. It took so long for the crowd to calm down that some of the athletes didn't want to start anymore.[1][2]
In the final, the German Ruth Engelhard won the event in 11.6 seconds that was a new world record, beating the previous world record 11.7 seconds of the American Babe Didrikson.
Results[change | change source]
Heats[change | change source]
Heat 1[change | change source]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondina Valla |  Italy |
12 sec. | Q |
| 2 | Violet Webb |  Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Maryla Freiwald |  Poland |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 2[change | change source]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marjorie Clark |  South Africa |
12 sec. | Q |
| 2 | Gerda Pirch |  Germany |
Q | |
| 3 | Roxy Atkins |  Canada |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 3[change | change source]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bets ter Horst |  Netherlands |
12.2 | Q |
| 2 | Elsie Green | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Burstey | Palestine |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 4[change | change source]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Engelhard | Germany |
12.5 | Q |
| 2 | Betty Taylor | Canada |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| DQ | Agaath Doorgeest | NED |
2 false starts[4] |
Source:[2]
Semi-finals[change | change source]
Gerda Pirch from Germany who won the silver medal in 1930 finished fourth in one of the semi-finals and was eliminated.[5]
Semi-final 1[change | change source]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Engelhard | Germany |
Q | |
| 2 | Elsie Green | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Roxy Atkins | Canada |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Semi-final 2[change | change source]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Violet Webb | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 2 | Betty Taylor | Canada |
Q | |
| 3 | Marjorie Clark | South Africa |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | Bets ter Horst | Netherlands |
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| 6 |
Final[change | change source]
The final took place on 12 August 1934.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ruth Engelhard | Germany |
11.6 | WR |
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Betty Taylor | Canada |
11.7 | |
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Violet Webb | Great Britain |
12.0 | |
| 4 | Marjorie Clark | South Africa |
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| 5 | Elsie Green | Great Britain |
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| 6 | Roxy Atkins | Canada |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant (in Dutch). 11 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De wereldspelen athletiek voor dames te Londen". Delftsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "DGLD". leichtathletik-dgld.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Duitschland wint te Londen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Nieuwe wereldrecords". De Tijd (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.