Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 100 metres
| 100 metres at the 1934 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | London | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning time | 11.9" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The 100 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 11.9 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 100 metres event.[1] A day later it was later also mentioned a team of 4 American sprinter was in London for the 100 metres event and 4x 100 metres event.[2]
Note that there are some discrepancies with those names and the names listed in newspapers during the competition.[3]
* 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 100 metres event.[4]
Results
[change | change source]Heats
[change | change source]The heats took place on 9 August. The Dutch Cor Aalten was eliminated in the heats.[5]
Heat 1
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doris Morgan |  South Africa |
12.8" | Q |
| 2 | Doppler |  Austria |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 2
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audrey Dearnley |  Canada |
12.7" | Q |
| 2 | Barbara Burke | South Africa |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 3
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Dollinger |  Germany |
12.2" | Q |
| 2 | Elsie Maguire |  Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 4
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Käthe Krauß | Germany |
12.2" | Q |
| 2 | Johanna Vancura | Austria |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 5
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Hiscock | Great Britain |
12.2" | Q |
| 2 | Anna Krausová |  Czechoslovakia |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 6
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stella Walasiewicz |  Poland |
12.2" | Q |
| 2 | Beb Martin |  Netherlands |
Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Semi-finals
[change | change source]The heats took place on 11 August.
The Dutch Beb Martin finished 5th in her semi-final with a time of 12.6 seconds.[7]
Semi-final 1
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stella Walasiewicz | Poland |
12.2" | Q |
| 2 | Marie Dollinger | Germany |
Q | |
| 3 | Barbara Burke | South Africa |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Semi-final 2
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Käthe Krauß | Germany |
12" | Q |
| 2 | Eileen Hiscock | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Audrey Dearnley | Canada |
Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Source:[7]
Final
[change | change source]The final took place on 12 August 1934.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Käthe Krauß | Germany |
11.9 | |
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Stella Walasiewicz | Poland |
11.9 | |
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Eileen Hiscock | Great Britain |
12.1e | |
| 4 | Marie Dollinger | Germany |
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| 5 | Audrey Dearnley | Canada |
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| 6 | Barbara Burke | South Africa |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Amerik. dames sprintploeg naar Amsterdam". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Mej. Schuurman scheurt een spier". De Noord-Ooster (in Dutch). 11 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mej. Martin niet geplaatst". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser 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.
- ↑ 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Delpher.
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