1926 Women's World Games – javelin throw
The javelin throw event at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen was held on 28 August 1926.
| Javelin throw at the 1926 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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_Adelski%C3%B6ld.jpeg) Swedish Anne-Lisa Adelsköld won the gold medal | ||||||||||
| Venue | Slottsskogsvallen | |||||||||
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 August | |||||||||
| Winning score | 49.15 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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It was the first time the javelin throw event was held at the Women's World Games.
Swedish Anne-Lisa Adelsköld won the event with a distance of 49.15 meter ahead of British Louise Fawcett who won the silver medal and Swedish Elsa Svensson who won the bronze medal.[1]
Competition format
changeThe javelin throw event was a two-handed event. Each athlete threw the javelin using their right arm, then their left arm. Their final mark was the total of the best mark with their right-handed throw and the best mark with their left-handed throw.[2]
Entrants
changeGreat Britain selected Louise Fawcett and Sophie Mary Eliott-Lynn after the 1926 Great Britain Women's World Games trials in early August 1926.[3]
Results
change| Rank | Name | Nationality | Right | Left | Total distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anna-Lisa Adelsköld |  Sweden |
29.66 | 19.49 | 49.15 m | |
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Louise Fawcett |  Great Britain |
45.41 m | |||
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Elsa Haglund | Sweden |
45.06 m | |||
| 4 | Sophie Mary Eliott-Lynn | Great Britain |
44.63 m | |||
| 5 | ? | ? | ||||
| 6 | Elfriede Karlson |  Latvia |
43.57 m | [4] | ||
| 7 | Sidonie Verschueren |  Belgium |
41.43 m | [5] | ||
| 8 | Halina Konopacka |  Poland |
25.20 m | 19.40 m | 40.10 m | [6] |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 August 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ "Pour Les Jeux féminins de Gothebourg | L'equipe Anglaise". La Dernière Heure (in French). 10 August 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ Latvijs sporta lepnums 100 (in Lithuanian). Latvija 100. p. 30 – via fliphtml5.com.
- ↑ "De vrouwenspelen van Gothemburg" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 31 August 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2024. (note: place 7 is not in the reference. But her distance of 41.43 meters is between place 6 (43.57 meters) and place 8 (40.10 meters).
- ↑ Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym
- ↑ 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.