1921 Belgium–France women's athletics match

The 1921 Belgium–France women's athletics match was an international women's athletics competition where a national team of female French athletes competed against a national team of Belgium. It took place at the venue of C. S. Schaerbeek in Schaerbeek, Belgium on 28 August 1921.[1][2]

1921 Belgium–France women's athletics match
Dates28 August 1921
Host citySchaerbeek, Belgium
VenueC. S. Schaerbeek
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor track and field
Events10
Participation21 athletes from
2 nations
Records set2 Belgian national records

It was the first time a match between female French and Belgian teams was held.[3]

The match was won by France with 49 points versus Belgium with 28 points.[3] During the match two Belgian national records were broken.

During the meeting also some other national events were contested, including the men's national 10 kilometres championships.[3]

Competition format

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The competition consisted of 7 individual events and a relay event. The overall classification is a nation's classification. The winner of each event received 4 points, the number two received 3 points, followed by 2 points and 1 point. The winner of the relay received five points, with the number two receiving two points. For the overall classication, all points scored by the athlete from each country are added together.[3]

Entrants

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The members of the teams were published on 28 August 1921.[4]

Names and events in italics or striked are differenced between the entry and athletes competing in the events.

Competition

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[1][3]

300 metres

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Place Athlete Time Points Note
1   Antonine Mignon [fr] (FRA) 48.3 sec 4
2   Antoinette Gallemaers (BEL) +1.5 m. 3
3   Marie-Adrienne Gagnard (FRA) +chest 2
4   Flore De Raedt (BEL) 1

High jump

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Place Athlete Total Height Note
1   Alice Gonnet [sv] (FRA) 1.37 4
2   Alice De Pauw (BEL) 1.345 m 3 NR
3   Elise Van Truyen (BEL) 1.30 m 2
4   Eliane Ansel (FRA) 1.25 m 1

80 metres

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Place Athlete Time Points Note
1   Alice Beuns (FRA) 11.1 sec 4
2   Lucie Prost (FRA) +5 m. 3
3   Henriette Van Daelen (BEL) +1 m. 2
4   Flore De Raedt (BEL) 1

1000 metres

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Place Athlete Height Points Note
1   Suzanne Porte (FRA) 3:21.8 4
2   Florentine Walschaerts (BEL) 3:30.2 3 NR
3   Suzanne Guéry (FRA) 2
4   Elvire Berlemont (BEL) 1

83 metres hurdles

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Place Athlete Distance Points Note
1   Therese Laloz (FRA) 14.5 sec 4
2   Alice Beuns (FRA) 3
3   Henriette Van Daelen (BEL) 2
4   Hermance Maes [sv] (BEL) 1

Shot put

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Place Athlete Distance Points Note
1   Violette Morris (FRA) 8.71 m. 4
2   Gautier (FRA) 8.05 m. 3
3   Georgette Vandyck (BEL) 6.98 m. 2
4   Alice De Pauw (BEL) 6.64 m. 1

Long jump

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Place Athlete Distance Points Note
1   Alice Gonnet (FRA) 4.55 m 4
2   Henriette Vandaelen (BEL) 3.87 m 3
3   Suzanne Porte (FRA) 3.86 m 2
4   Van De Wiele (BEL) 3.18 m 1

4 x 200 metres relay

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Place Athlete Time Points Note
1   France
Therese Laloz
Marie-Adrienne Gagnard
Lucie Prost
Antonine Mignon [fr]
1:59.7 5
2   Belgium
Henriette Vandaelen
Antoinette Gallemaers
Hermance Maes [sv]
Georgette Vandyck
+30 m 2

Overall classification

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Rank Athlete Points
1   France 49
2   Belgium 28

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Athletiek feest the Schaarbeek". Vooruit (in Dutch). 29 August 1921. p. 6 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  2. "Frankrijk-Belgie (vrouwen) op het plein der C. S. Schaerbeek". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 29 August 1921. p. 2 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Athletisme - La première rencontre feminine entre Belgique et France". Le Matin (in French). 29 August 1921. p. 3-4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  4. "België-Frankrijk". Vooruit (in Dutch). 28 August 1921. p. 6 – via uurl.kbr.be.