1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials

The 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials (officialy named Women's Amateur Athletic Association trials[1]) 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.[2]

1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials
Dates8 August 1926
Host cityLondon, United Kingdom
VenueBattersea Park
TypeOutdoor
Records set2 world records[1]

It was stated that Florence Birchenough broke the discus throw world record with a distance of 103 ft 4.75 in (31.515 metres).[2] 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.[3]

A team of 19 female was selected to represent the Great Britain at the 1926 Women's World Games.

Results

change

The 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    Selected reserves

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
440 yards Vera Palmer 1:01.4 Dorothy Proctor +9 m Easily
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 103" 4.75' (WR) Mary Weston 93" 7.75' Doris Jeffries 91" 0.75"
660 yards relay
(220, 110, 110, 220)
Manor Park
Weldon
P. Moeler
L. Gamble
Rose Thompson
1:17.2 (WR) Middlesex Athletic Clubs
Dorothy Proctor
M. Wannop
M. Beales
Vera Palmer
1:17.8

[4]

Junior event

change

During 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

change

After 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.[5]

Selected athletes named after the trials

change

[4]

Name Event
Florence Haynes 60 metres
100 yards
440 yards relay
Rose Thompson 60 metres
100 yards
440 yards relay
Eileen Edwards 250 metres
440 yards relay
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
Dorothy Scouler 440 yards relay

Selected reserves

change

All the reserves were of Middlesex L.A.C.[6]

Name Event
Margaret Hull
Dorothy Scouler
Doris Jeffries / Doris Jeffreys
Dorothy Proctor
Daisy Crossley 1000 metres race walk

References

change
  1. 1.0 1.1 "2 World Records beaten by women. | Athletes chosen for Olympiad". The Daily Chronicle (London). 9 August 1926. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Pour Les Jeux féminins de Gothebourg | L'equipe Anglaise". La Dernière Heure (in French). 10 August 1926. p. 4.
  3. "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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Women in the limelight | Olympic Team for Gothenburg". Daily News (London). 9 August 1926. p. 10 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg | Les participantes". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 August 1926. p. 4.
  6. "Queens of Sport | Winners of Many Thropies Among the British Girls for Gothenburg". Daily Mirror. 17 August 1926. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Other webistes

change