Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games

The athletics competitions at the 1934 Women's World Games in London were held from 9 to 11 August 1934 at the White City Stadium.

Athletics
at the 1934 Women's World Games
VenueWhite City Stadium
Dates9–11 August 1934
← 1930
last edition →

The track and field athletes competed in 12 events: running (60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and hurdling 80 metres), high jump, long jump, discus throw, javelin, shot put and pentathlon (100 metres, high jump, long jump, javelin and shot put).[1]

It was the first time the Women’s World Games included the women's pentathlon. This was in stead of the triathlon event of 1930.[2][3]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
  Poland
7.6 Margarete Kuhlmann
  Germany
7.7 Ethel Johnson
  United Kingdom
7.8
100 metres
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Käthe Krauß
  Germany
11.9 Stella Walasiewicz
  Poland
11.9 Eileen Hiscock
  United Kingdom
12.1
200 metres
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Käthe Krauß
  Germany
24.9 Stella Walasiewicz
  Poland
25.0 Eileen Hiscock
  United Kingdom
25.2
800 metres
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Zdena Koubková
  Czechoslovakia
2:12.8 Märtha Wretman
  Sweden
2:13.8 Gladys Lunn
  United Kingdom
2:14.2
80 metres hurdles
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Ruth Engelhard
  Germany
11.6 Betty Taylor
  Canada
11.7 Violet Webb
  United Kingdom
12.0
4×100 metres relay
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  Germany
Käthe Krauß
Margarete Kuhlmann
Marie Dollinger
Selma Grieme
48.6   Netherlands
Cor Aalten
Jo Dalmolen
Agaath Doorgeest
Iet Martin
50.0   Austria
Veronika Kohlbach
Johanna Vancura
Else Spennader
Gerda Gottlieb
51.2
High jump
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Selma Grieme
  Germany
1.55 m Mary Milne
  United Kingdom
1.525 m Margaret Bell
  Canada
1.525 m
Long jump
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Traute Göppner
  Germany
5.805 m Hedwig Bauschulte
  Germany
5.79 m Zdena Koubková
  Czechoslovakia
5.695 m
Shot put
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Gisela Mauermayer
  Germany
13.67 m Tilly Fleischer
  Germany
12.10 m Štepánka Pekárová
  Czechoslovakia
11.82 m
Discus throw
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Jadwiga Wajs
  Poland
43.795 m Gisela Mauermayer
  Germany
40.65 m Käthe Krauß
  Germany
39.875 m
Javelin throw
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Lisa Gelius
  Germany
42.435 m Herma Bauma
  Austria
40.30 m Luise Krüger
  Germany
40.095 m
Pentathlon
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Gisela Mauermayer
  Germany
377 pts Grete Busch
  Germany
320 pts Štepánka Pekárová
  Czechoslovakia
316 pts

Points table

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Place Nation Points
1   Germany 95
2   Poland 33
3   United Kingdom 31
4   Canada 22
5   Czechoslovakia 18
6   South Africa 14
7   Sweden 11
8   Japan 10
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References

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  1. FSFI Women's World Games GBR Attggugh Onhletics, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  2. Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin, page 10 Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Sylvain Charlet, Amicale des Entraineurs d'Ile de France d'Athlétisme AEIFA, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  3. Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine NordNet.fr, Retrieved 10 December 2013