1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials
The 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials was an track and field athletics meeting to select the British athletes for the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothemburg, Sweden. The competitions were hosted at the Battersea Park at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London on 8 August 1926.[1]
| 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 1926 |
| Host city | London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Battersea Park |
| Type | Outdoor |
It was stated that Florence Birchenough broke the discus throw world record with a distance of 103 ft 4.75 in (31.515 metres).[1] However, the discus throw world record was at the time already 34.15 m (112 ft 1⁄4 in), set by Polish Halina Konopacka on 23 May 1926.[2]
A team of 19 female was selected to represent the Great Britain at the 1926 Women's World Games.
Results
changeThe long jump, shot put and javelin events were possibly not contested, wile athletes were selected for these events for the 1926 Women's World Games.
Key:
Selected athletes for this event
Athletes selected for another event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | Florence Haynes | 8 sec | Rose Thompson | +50 cm | D. Carden | +1 chest |
| 100 yards | Rose Thompson | 12 sec | Florence Haynes | +1 chest | Daisy Ridgley | +1 m |
| 100 yards hurdles | Hilda Hatt | 15.2 sec | Peggy Batt | +1 m | Eileen Edwards | +2 m |
| 1000 metres | Kathleen Harris | 3:25.6 | G. Thomas | +2 m | Violet Hinton | +4 m |
| High jump | Hilda Hatt & Barbara Holliday |
4' 10" | — | — | ||
| Standing long jump | Florence Birchenough | 7' 10.25" | Barbara Holliday | Peggy Batt | ||
| 400 yards | Vera Palmer | 1:01.4 | Dorothy Proctor | +9 m | ||
| Discus throw | Florence Birchenough | 103" 4.75' | Mary Weston | 93" 7.75' | Doris Jeffries | 91" 0.75" |
Junior event
changeDuring the meeting also a junior 100 yards event was contested. This event was won by E. Thompson in a time of 13 seconds, ahead of E. Chapman and L. Blount.
Selected athletes
changeAfter the trials a list was published with selected athletes for the different events. However not for all events athletes were selected at the time, including for the 4 × 100 yards relay event and the 1000 metres race walk. Later four more athlete were added to the national team.[3]
Selected athletes named after the trials
change| Name | Event |
|---|---|
| Florence Haynes | 60 metres 100 yards |
| Rose Thompson | 60 metres 100 yards |
| Eileen Edwards | 250 metres |
| Vera Palmer | 250 metres |
| Edith Trickey | 1000 metres |
| Kathleen Harris | 1000 metres |
| Hilda Hatt | 100 yards hurdles High jump |
| Edith White | 100 yards hurdles |
| Barbara Holliday | High jump Standing long jump |
| Muriel Gunn | Long jump |
| Josephine Matthews | Long jump |
| Florence Birchenough | Standing long jump Discus throw Shot put |
| Louise Fawcett | Javelin throw Discus throw |
| Sophie Mary Eliott-Lynn | Javelin throw |
| Mary Weston | Shot put |
Later selected athletes
change| Name | Event |
|---|---|
| Margaret Hull | |
| Dorothy Scouler | |
| Doris Jeffries | |
| Daisy Crossley | 1000 metres race walk |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pour Les Jeux féminins de Gothebourg | L'equipe Anglaise". La Dernière Heure (in French). 10 August 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2011" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 647–48. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 18, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg | Les participantes". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 August 1926. p. 4.
Other webistes
change- British newspapers via British Newspaper Archive (paid)
- "2 WORLD RECORDS BEATEN BY WOMEN. ATHLETES CHOSEN FOR OLYMPIAD". London Daily Chronicle. 9 August 1926. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "[]". Daily News (London). 9 August 1926. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "TO REPRESENT BRITAIN". Daily Mirror. 9 August 1926. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "GIRL ATHLETES OUT TO WIN". Daily Mirror. 17 August 1926. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.