Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – high jump

The high jump at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, at the first day of the Games on 9 August 1934.

high jump
at the 1934 Women's World Games
VenueWhite City Stadium
LocationLondon, Great Britain
Dates
  • 9 August (qualification and final)
Winning score1.55 metres
Medalists
gold medal    Germany
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Canada
← 1930

In the final, the German Selma Grieme won the event with a distance of 1.55 metres, ahead of the British woman Mary Milne and the Canadian Margaret Bell.[1]

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 high jump event.[2]

Nationality Name
  Austria Gerda Gottlieb
  Germany Selma Grieme
  Germany Elfriede Kaun
  Great Britain Mary Milne
  Italy Maria Coselli
  Italy Ondina Valla

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification took place in the morning on 9 August 1934.

All finalists were able to jump 1.47 metres in the qualification.

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1 Selma Grieme   Germany 1.47 m. Q
Mary Milne   Great Britain Q
Margaret Bell   Canada Q
Eva Dawes   Canada Q
Marjorie Clark   South Africa Q
Elfriede Kaun   Germany Q
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Sources:[3]

The final took place in the afternoon on 9 August 1934.

Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
  Selma Grieme   Germany 1.55 m.
  Mary Milne   Great Britain 1.525 m.
  Margaret Bell   Canada 1.525 m.
4 Eva Dawes   Canada
5 Marjorie Clark   South Africa
6 Elfriede Kaun   Germany

Sources:[1][3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.