Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – 800 metres
The 800 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague, from 6-8 September 1930.
| 800 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Letná Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Prague | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning time | 2:21.9 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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EntrantsEdit
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.[1][2]
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
 Great Britain |
Ruth Christmas |
| Great Britain |
Gladys Lunn |
| Great Britain |
Stone |
| Great Britain |
Stylls |
 Italy |
Leandrina Bulzacchi |
 Sweden |
Inga Gentzel |
| Sweden |
Brita Lovén |
| Sweden |
Elsa Svensson |
ResultsEdit
Semi-finalsEdit
6 September
Semi-final 1Edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brita Lovén | Sweden |
2:27.2 | Q |
| 2 | Ruth Christmas | Great Britain |
2:27.2 | Q |
| 3 | Gertruda Kilosówna |  Poland |
Q | |
| ? | ||||
| ? | ||||
| ? |
Semi-final 2Edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain |
2:27.1 | Q |
| 2 | Marie Dollinger |  Germany |
Q | |
| 3 | Sébastienne Guyot |  France |
? | |
| ? | ||||
| ? | ||||
| ? |
FinalEdit
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Gladys Lunn | Great Britain |
2:21.9 | |
 |
Marie Dollinger | Germany |
2:22.0 | |
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Brita Lovén | Sweden |
2:24.8 | |
| 4 | Gertruda Kilosówna | Poland |
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| 5 | Ruth Christmas | Great Britain |
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| 6 | Marguerite Battu | France |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde wereldspelen te Praag". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Mej. Schuurman tweemaal tweede te Praag". Eindhovensch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.