Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – long jump

The long jump event at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, with the final being held on 8 September 1930.

Long jump
at the 1930 Women's World Games
VenueLetná Stadium
LocationPrague
Dates
  • September 7 (qualification)
  • September 8 (final)
Winning time5.90
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Germany
← 1926
1934 →

Entrants change

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 long jump event.[1][2]

Nationality Name
  Great Britain Hilda Hatt
  Great Britain Knight
  Great Britain Mary Seary
  Italy Ondina Valla
  Italy Vittorina Vivenza
  Sweden Maj Jacobsson
  Sweden Ruth Svedberg
  Switzerland Devenoges

Results change

Qualification change

Final change

The final took place in the morning of 8 September.

Between sources there are some differences in the distances. This might be typo errors, or possibly a mix-up with the qualification.[3][4]

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
  Kinue Hitomi   Japan 5.90
  Muriel Cornell   Great Britain 5.76
  Selma Grieme   Germany 5.71
4 Maj Jacobsson   Sweden 5.65
5 Felicitas Schlarp   Germany 5.52
6 Sara Teitelbaum   Estonia 5.38

References change

  1. "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. "De derde wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. "Mej. Rombout in de finale speerwerpen te Praag". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.