1923 Czechoslovakia–France women's athletics match (6 May)

The 1923 Czechoslovakia–France women's athletics match was an international women's athletics match where a national team of Czechoslovak athletes competed against a national team of French athletes. It took place on 10 May 1923 in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

1923 Czechoslovakia–France women's athletics match
Dates	6 May 1923
Host city	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor track and field
Events	8
Participation	2 nations

French tour in Czechoslovakia

It was the first Czechoslovakia–France match during the stay of the French team in Czechoslovakia in May 1923. The second match took place on 10 May in Brno. There was also a third match scheduled for Sunday in Prague, but because results are unknown it's likely this event was cancelled.

It was scheduled the French team would return by train and would arrive in Paris on 17 May 1923 at Gare de l'Est on 9:35am. Mrs. Millat and Miss Bracquemont traveled by plane.

Background

The event took place in the early era of international women's athletics with the first women's international tournaments being held from 1921. It was the second women's athletics match between Czechoslovakia and France with the first match held in Paris in 1922 that was won by Czechoslovakia with 41 versus 34 points.

Match format

In each individual event two athletes of each nation competed and one team of four athletes in the relay event. The first athlete in the individual events scored 5 points, the number two 3 points, number three 2 points and the number four 1 point. The country that won the relay event scored 6 points and the other country 3 points. For the overall classification all the points scored by each country are added together.

Results

Javelin throw (600g)

The score was the total of a throw with both arms.

Place	Athlete	Distance	Points	Note
1	Marie Janderová (TCH)	24.49 m (one arm)	5
2	Kamila Olmrová (TCH)	23.79 m (one arm)	3
3	Yvonne Tembouret (FRA)	38.65	2
4	Yvonne Gancel (FRA)	36.32 m	1

65 metres hurdles

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Henriette Comte (FRA)	14.8 sec	5
2	(TCH)		3
3	Fernande Camus (FRA)		2
4	(TCH)		1

High jump

Place	Athlete	Height	Points	Note
1	Yvonne Tembouret (FRA)	1.37 m	5
2	Lucie Petit (FRA)	1.37 m	3
3	Ludmila Havlíčková (TCH)	1.35 m	2
4	Miloslava Havlíčková (TCH)	1.35 m	1

80 metres

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	(TCH)		5
2	Georgette Gagneux (FRA)		3
3	(TCH)		2
4	Lucienne Velu (FRA)		1

Shot put

The score was the total of a throw with both arms.

Place	Athlete	Distance	Points	Note
1	? (TCH)		5
2	? (TCH)		3
3	Lucie Petit (FRA)	15.61 m	2
4	Genin (FRA)	14.31 m	1

200 metres

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Lucie Prost (FRA)	29.8 sec	5
2	Marie Mejzlikova I (TCH)	29.4 sec	3
3	Marguerite Drouard (FRA)		2
4	? (TCH)		1

Long jump

Place	Athlete	Distance	Points	Note
1	Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH)	4.93 m	5
2	(TCH)		3
3	Madeleine Bracquemond (FRA)	4.13 m	2
4	Fernande Camus (FRA)	4.04 m	1

4 x 100 metres relay

Place	Team	Time	Points	Note
1	France Marguerite Drouard Georgette Gagneux Lucie Prost Lucienne Velu	53.2 sec	6
2	Czechoslovakia		3