Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – 60 metres

The 60 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, from 6 to 7 September 1930.

60 metres
at the 1930 Women's World Games
VenueLetná Stadium
LocationPrague
Dates
  • September 6 (heats)
  • September 6 (semi-finals)
  • September 7 (final)
Competitors19 from 11 nations
Winning time7.7
Medalists
gold medal    Poland
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Japan
← 1926
1934 →

19 athletes from 11 nations competed in the event.[1]

Entrants

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In August 1930 entrants were published of the athletes of 5 nations: the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Great Britain. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the 800 metres events.[2][3]

Nationality Name
  Great Britain Eileen Hiscock
  Great Britain Daisy Ridgley
  Great Britain Ethel Scott
  Great Britain Ivy Walker
  Italy Lidia Bongiovanni
  Italy Anna Mercatelli
  Italy Tina Steiner
  Sweden Ruth Dahlin
  Sweden Maj Jacobsson
  Sweden Maud Sundberg
  Sweden Ebba Sundholm

Results

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The heats took place on 6 September 1930.[4]

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marguerite Radideau   France 7.8 Q
2 Zdeňka Smolová   Czechoslovakia 8.1 Q?
3 Luka   Hungary 8.4

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 7.7 Q
2 Lisl Perkaus   Austria 8.2 Q?
3 Tina Steiner   Italy 8.4

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ethel Scott   Great Britain 8 Q
2 Lisa Gelius   Germany 8 Q
3 Lidia Bongiovanni   Italy 8.4

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rosa Kellner   Germany 13.2 Q
2 Veronika Kohlbach   Austria 13.6 Q?
3 Martin   France 13.7

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kinue Hitomi   Japan 7.8 Q
2 Ivy Walker   Great Britain 7.9 Q?
3 Anna Hřebřinová   Czechoslovakia

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals took also place on 6 September 1930.[4] The first two persons of each semi-final qualified for the final.[5]

Semi-final 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kinue Hitomi   Japan 7.8 Q
2 Lisa Gelius   Germany 7.8 Q
3 Ethel Scott   Great Britain 7.9

Semi-final 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 7.8 Q
2 Rosa Kellner   Germany Q
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Semi-final 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marguerite Radideau   France 7.8 Q
Ivy Walker   Great Britain 7.8 Q
3 Anna Hřebřinová   Czechoslovakia

The final of the 60 metres event took place on Sunday 7 September, with bad weather conditions.[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 7.7
  Lisa Gelius   Germany 7.8
  Kinue Hitomi   Japan 7.8
4 Ivy Walker   Great Britain 8.0
5 Marguerite Radideau   France 8.1
5 Rosa Kellner   Germany 8.2

Source:[1]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Delpher. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
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  6. "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.