Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – 200 metres

The 200 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadiumfrom 6-8 September 1930.

200 metres
at the 1930 Women's World Games
VenueLetná Stadium
LocationPrague
Medalists
gold medal    Poland
silver medal    Netherlands
bronze medal    Great Britain
← 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 200 metres event.[1][2]

Nationality Name
  Great Britain Nellie Halstead
  Great Britain Ladham
  Italy Giovanna Viarengo
  Italy Maria Bravin
  Italy Ondina Valla
  Netherlands Tollien Schuurman
  Sweden Ruth Dahlin
  Sweden Maj Jacobsson
  Sweden Inga Gentzel
  Switzerland Devenoges

Results change

Heats change

6 September[3]

Heat 1 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kinue Hitomi   Japan Q
2 Bauksche   Latvia Q
3 Wagner   Austria Q
?

Heat 2 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Latham   Great Britain Q
2 Sara Teitelbaum   Estonia Q
3 Girk   Austria Q
?

Heat 3 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marie Dollinger   Germany Q
2 Orlowka   Poland Q
3 Jurgensen   Estonia Q
?

Heat 4 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 25.6 Q
2 Nellie Halstead   Great Britain Q
3 Sumiko Watanabe   Japan Q
?

Heat 5 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tollien Schuurman   Netherlands 26.2 / 26.8 Q
2 Detta Lorenz   Germany 26.8 Q
3 Anna Hřebřinová   Czechoslovakia 27.6 Q
?

Sources:[4][5]

Semi-finals change

The semi-finals took place on Sunday 7 September, with bad weather conditions.[6] The top two athletes of each semi-final qualified for the final.

Semi-final 1 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 26.7 Q
2 Detta Lorenz   Germany 27.4 Q
3

Semi-final 2 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead   Great Britain 26.5 Q
2 Marie Dollinger   Germany 27.4 Q
3

Semi-final 3 change

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tollien Schuurman   Netherlands 26.3 Q
2 Kinue Hitomi   Japan 27 Q
3

Sources:[7][8][9][10]

Final change

8 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 25.7
  Tollien Schuurman   Netherlands 25.8
  Nellie Halstead   Great Britain 26.0
4 Detta Lorenz   Germany
DNS Marie Dollinger   Germany -
DNS Kinue Hitomi   Japan -

Sources:[11][12][13][14]

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. "Internationale vrouwenspelen te". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 7 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. "Onze Ned. dames in Praag". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 7 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. "Int. vrouwenspelen te Praag". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 7 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. "De Japansche athlete Hitomi niet in de finale". Het volk (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. "Atletiek Vrouwen in Oranje 1928 – 1939" (PDF). Stichting Atletiekerfgoed. p. 9. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. "Intern. Athletiekwedstrijden te Praag". Twentsch dagblad Tubantia en Enschedesche courant (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  10. "Fraaie successen van onze dames te Praag". Haagsche courant (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  11. "Mejuffrouw Schuurmans tweede op de 100 en 200 M." Het volk (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  12. "Mej. Schuurman tweemaal tweede te Praag". Eindhovensch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  13. "Mej. Schuurman tweemaal tweede te Praag". De avondpost (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  14. "De derde wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.