1924 Westphalia–Twente athletics competition

The 1924 Westphalia–Twente athletics competition was the second international athletics competition between athletes of Westphalia, Germany and Twente, the Netherlands and so one of the earliest international female athletics competitions. The competition was held in Münster, Germany on 24 August 1924 at the sport field at the Hohenzollernring. The competition included 10 events for men and 3 events for women.

1924 Westphalia–Twente athletics competition
Dates	24 August 1924
Host city	Münster, German Reich
Venue	Sport field at the Hohenzollernring
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor track and field
Events	13
Participation	2 nations
← 1923

The competition was won by the Germany with 78.5 points versus the Netherlands with 61.5 points.

After the competitions the teams and officials had a dinner together. Afterwards the Dutch team returned home by train.

Preparations and organization

The Dutch athlethes selected by the Twente athletics association were published on 21 August 1924.

The Dutch team arrived in the morning of the competition at 10 am. by train. They were given a tour of the city of Münster. After the tour there was a joint lunch.

Competition format

In each individual event two athletes of each team competed. In the relay event the two teams competed against each other. The winner of each event received the most points, with less points for every other place. For the overall classication all points from each teams are added together.

Competition

The competitions started at 3:00 pm. During the competition the weather conditions were bad. Due to the bad weather there were not many spectators.

Men's

Men's 100 m

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Ahrens (GER)	11.0
2	G. B. Hofman (NED)	11.2
3	Fluge (GER)	11.25
4	J. Koers (NED)	11.9

Men's 400 m

Place	Athlete	Time
1	J. L. Klop (GER)	54.2
2	Scharman (GER)	55.4
3	A. de Roo (NED)	59.3
4	Wilbers (GER)

Men's 800 m

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Scharman (GER)	2' 5.9"
2	J. L. Klop (NED)	2' 6.1"
3	Ehlers (GER)	2' 6.5"
4	A. de Roo (NED)	2' 24.6"

Men's 1500 m

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Alter (GER)	4' 45.9"
2	G. ten Cate (NED)	4' 46.9"
3	J. de Vos (NED)	4' 58.5"
4	Schneider (GER)	DNF

Men's 110 metres hurdles

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Peck (GER)	19"
2	P. Zwijnenberg (NED)	19"
3	Roppoburg (GER)	21"
4	J. de Vos (NED)	DQ

Men's 4x 100 metres relay

Place	Team	Time
1	Twente Jan Klop jr. A. H. J. Vowinkel G. B. Hofman J. L. Klop	46.9"
2	Westphalia	47.0"

Men's long jump

Place	Athlete	Height
1	Plesser (GER)	6.12 m.
2	Peck (GER)	6.07 m.
3	A. ter Horst (NED)	5.88 m.
4	W. A. de Groot (NED)	5.36 m.

Men's high jump

Place	Athlete	Height
1	Pottmeyer (GER)	1.70 m.
2	Jan Klop jr. (NED)	1.60 m.
3	A. H. J Vowinkel (NED)	1.60 m.
4	Dütterich (GER)	1.55 m.

Men's pole vault

Place	Athlete	Height
1	Jan Klop jr. (NED)	3.20 m.
2	A. ter Horst (NED)	3.10 m.
3	Rappaport (GER)	2.90 m.
4	Kunde (GER)	2.78 m.

Men's javelin throw

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Hoffmeister (GER)	53.72 m.
2	Deppenbrock (GER)	48.23 m.
3	P. Zwijnenberg (NED)	45.90 m.
4	G. J. A. Hoogland (NED)	39.90 m.

Men's discus throw

Place	Athlete	Height
1	Hoffmeister (GER)	37.75 m.
2	Wendt (GER)	36.27 m.
3	G. J. A. Hoogland (NED)	30.15 m.
4	J. Koers (NED)	30.10 m.

Women's

Women's 80 m

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Anna Pieper (GER)	10.4 sec
2	Büsing (GER)	10.5 or 11.0 sec
3	Bets ter Horst (NED)	11.1 sec
4	R. Jansen (NED)	11.3 sec

Women's high jump

Place	Athlete	Time
1	S. Joosten (NED)	1.30 m
2	Änne Kuhlmann (GER)	1.30 m
3	Biesman (GER)	1.25 m
4	G. Leusink (NED)	1.25 m

Women's javelin throw

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Erna Pröschold (GER)	33.60 m
2	Büsing (GER)	29.10 m
3	Ria Simmelink (NED)	28.00 m
4	Hentink (NED)	23.85 m

Overall classification

Rank	Athlete	Points
1	Westphalia	78.5
1	Twente	61.5

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