1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match

The 1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match was an international women's athletics competition where a national teams of female Czechoslovak, French and Yugoslavian competed against each other. It was organized in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 2 to 3 July 1926.[1][2] The match was eventually only scheduled for 2 July, but to to a late start three of the 10 events (javelin throw, 4 x 100 metres relay and long jump) were contested on 3 July.[3]

1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match
Dates2-3 July 1926
Host cityPrague, Czechoslovakia
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor track and field
Events10
Participation3 nations
Records set1 World Record equalized
3-4 national records

Radideau equaled the 60 metres world record with a time of 10.0 sec. Several national records were broken.[1]

Background

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The event took place in the early era of international women’s athletics with the first women's international tournaments being held from 1921. An earlier match between France and Czechoslovakia was organized in 1924 in Paris.

Competition

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60 metres

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Place Athlete Time Note
1   Marguerite Radideau (FRA) 10.0 sec =WR
2 ?
3 ?
4   Georgette Gagneux (FRA) 10.6 sec [4]

83 metres hurdles

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Place Athlete Time Note
1   Geneviève Laloz (FRA) 13.6 sec
2   Marguerite Laloz (FRA) 14.0 sec [5]
3   Milada Pospíšilová (TCH) 14.3 [6]

200 metres

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Place Athlete Time Note
1   Marguerite Radideau (FRA) 25.4 sec =NR[3]
2   Marie Kofránková (TCH) 28.6 [6]
3   Štepánka Kucerová (TCH) 28.8 [6]

1000 metres

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Place Athlete Time Note
1   Štepánka Kucerová (TCH) 3:23.8 NR
2   V. Šafránková (TCH) 3:28.4 [6]
3   Eugenie Thuault (FRA) [7]

High jump

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Place Athlete Height Note
1   Evelyne Cloupet (FRA) 1.43 m
  Věra Galusková (TCH)[3] 1.43 m NR[1]
(in some sources indicated as Yugoslavian[1])
3   Marguerite Laloz (FRA) 1.35 m [5]

Shot put (2 hands)

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Place Athlete Right Left Total Note
1   Ludmila Vencová (TCH) 19.19 m
2 ?
3   Simone Chapoteau (FRA) 9.555 m 8.55 m 18.105 m [8]
4   Marguerite Radideau (FRA) 10.26 m 7.34 m 17.60 m [9]

Discus throw

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Place Athlete Distance Note
1   Štepánka Kucerová (TCH) 32.58 m
2 or 3 (?)   Marija Križ (YUG) 29.91 m[10][2] NR[2]
(a sources states 31.25 m.)[11]

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4   Segrestan (FRA) 25.30 m [13]
5 ?
6   Louise Ausset (FRA) 24.10 m [14]

Long jump

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Place Athlete Height Note
1 ?
2 ?
3   Simone Chapoteau (FRA) 4.56 m [8]
4   Raymond (FRA) 4.50 m [15]

Javelin throw (2 hands)

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Place Athlete Right Left Total Note
1 ?
2 ?
3   Louise Ausset (FRA) 26.48 m 16.90 m 43.38 m [14]
4 ?
5 ?
6   Simone Warnier (FRA) 21.91 m 16.27 m 38.18 m [16]

4x 100 metres relay

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Place Team Time Note
1   France
Georgette Gagneux
Geneviève Laloz
Simone Chapoteau
Marguerite Radideau
51.6 NR

Sources:[1][3]

Overall classification

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Classifcation after day 1.[3][2]

Rank Athlete Points
1   France 31
2   Czechoslovakia 30
2   Yugoslavia 16

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Les sportives francaises se sont distinguees a Pragué". La Dernière Heure (in French). 11 July 1926. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Damesathletiek te Praag". Het Handelsblad (in Dutch). 6 July 1926. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Mlle Radideau egale un record du monde a Prague". La Nation Belge (in French). 5 July 1926. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  4. "Georgette Gagneux". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Marguerite Laloz". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "TCH 1926 (1926 Czechoslovak athletics results)" (PDF) (in cz). Czech Athletics. p. 11. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. "Eugenie Dite Suzanne Thuault". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Simonne Chapoteau". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. "Marguerite Radideau". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. Marija Kriz
  11. Slovene Women in the Modern Era. National Museum of Contemporary History. 2012. p. 80 – via issuu.com. {{cite book}}: Text "Lubljana" ignored (help)
  12. [ page 80]
  13. "Segrestan". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Louise Ausset-Delon". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. "X Raymond". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. "Simone Warnier". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2024.