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Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 60 metres

The 60 metres at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.

60 metres
at the 1934 Women's World Games
VenueWhite City Stadium
LocationLondon
Dates
  • 9 August (heats)
  • 9 August (semi-finals)
  • 11 August (final)
Winning time7.6
Medalists
gold medal Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland
silver medal Margarete Kuhlmann   Germany
bronze medal Ethel Johnson   Great Britain
← 1930

In the final, the Polish Stanisława Walasiewicz won the event in 7.6 seconds ahead of Margarete Kuhlmann and British Ethel Johnson.

Entrants

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On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the 60 metres event.[1]

Nationality Name
  Austria Gerda Gottlieb
  Austria Else Spennader
  Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Koubková
  Germany Käthe Krauß
  Germany Margarete Kuhlmann
  Great Britain Ethel Johnson
  Great Britain Elsie Maguire
  Italy Maria Coselli
  Netherlands Cor Aalten
  Netherlands Tollien Schuurman
  Poland Stella Walasiewicz

Note that there are some discrepancies with those names and the names listed in newspapers during the competition.[2]

Results

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Heats

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The heats took place in morning of 9 August.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 7.8" Q
2 Marjorie Clark   South Africa Q
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4
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6

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cor Aalten   Netherlands 8" Q
2 Selma Grieme   Germany Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ethel Johnson   Great Britain 7.8" Q
2 Sumiko Watanabe   Japan Q
3
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Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Elsie Maguire   Great Britain 7.9" Q
2 R. Kohlbach   United States[3][1] Q
3
4
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6
1.^ in most newspapers R. Kohlbach is as the only athlete indicated without country indication. In the Dutch newspaper “De courant Het nieuws van den dag” she is indicated as American. However it might also be Austrian Ronny Kohlbach who also compete in the 100 metres event.

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tollien Schuurman   Netherlands 7.6" Q
2 Peggy Matheson   Canada Q
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4
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6

Heat 6

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Barbara Burke   South Africa 8" Q
2 Margarete Kuhlmann   Germany Q
3
4
5
6

Sources:[4][5]

Semi-finals

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The heats took place in the afternoon of 9 August.

Semi-final 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 7.6" Q
2 Ethel Johnson   Great Britain Q
3 Barbara Burke   South Africa Q
? Cor Aalten   Netherlands
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6

Semi-final 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tollien Schuurman   Netherlands 7.6" Q
2 Margarete Kuhlmann   Germany Q
3 Elsie Maguire   Great Britain Q
4
5
6

Source:[4][5]

Final

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The final took place on 12 August 1934.

After the semi-final the Dutch Tollien Schuurman tore a muscle and couldn't start the final.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Stanisława Walasiewicz   Poland 7.6
  Margarete Kuhlmann   Germany 7.7
  Ethel Johnson   Great Britain 7.8
4 Barbara Burke   South Africa
5 Elsie Maguire   Great Britain
- Tollien Schuurman   Netherlands DNS

Sources:[2][6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - de courant Het nieuws van den dag".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. ↑ "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. ↑ "Duitschland wint te Londen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. ↑ "Nieuwe wereldrecords". De Tijd (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  9. ↑ 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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