1926 Women's World Games – 100 yards

The 100 yards event at the 1926 Women's World Games was the second time the 100 yards was held at Women's World Games. The event took place in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen during the first day of the Games on 27 August 1926.[1] At the 1930 Women's World Games the 100 yards was replaced by the 100 metres event.

100 yards
at the 1926 Women's World Games
VenueSlottsskogsvallen
LocationGothenburg, Sweden
Dates29 August 1926
Winning time11.8
Medalists
gold medal    France
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Japan
← 1922
100 yards discontinued
1930 (100 metres) →

French Marguerite Radideau won the final in a time of 11.8 seconds, ahead of the British Rose Thompson [sv] and Japanese Kinue Hitomi.[2]

Results

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The first athletes of each heat continued to the final. In addition the number two of the first three heat continued.

Heat 1

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Image of heat 1.[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marguerite Radideau   France Q
2 Märta Johansson [sv]   Sweden Q
3 ? ?

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rose Thompson [sv]   Great Britain Q
2 Ludmila Sychrová [sv]   Czechoslovakia Q
3 ? ?

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kinue Hitomi   Japan Q
2 Florence Haynes [sv]   Great Britain Q
3 ? ?

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yolande Plancke   France 12.4[4] Q
2 ? ?
3 ? ?

Source:[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time (s) Notes
  Marguerite Radideau   France 11.8
  Rose Thompson [sv]   Great Britain 11.8 + 10 cm
  Kinue Hitomi   Japan 12.0
4 Florence Haynes [sv]   Great Britain +10 cm
5 Ludmila Sychrová [sv]   Czechoslovakia +20 cm
6 Yolande Plancke   France 12.8
7 Märta Johansson [sv]   Sweden +10 cm

Source:[2][1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
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  4. "LUCIE (GEORGETTE) PETIT". French Athletics (in French).

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