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.
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Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
Location | London, Great Britain | |||||||||
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Winning score | 1.55 metres | |||||||||
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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
changeOn 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 |
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Austria | Gerda Gottlieb |
Germany | Selma Grieme |
Germany | Elfriede Kaun |
Great Britain | Mary Milne |
Italy | Maria Coselli |
Italy | Ondina Valla |
Results
changeQualification
changeThe 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 |
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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]
Final
changeThe final took place in the afternoon on 9 August 1934.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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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 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.