Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – 60 metres

The 60 metres at the Olympics of Grace was held in Florence at the ASSI Giglio Rosso on 30 May 1931. Fifteen competitors from eight nations competed in the event.[1][2][3]

60 metres
at the Olympics of Grace
VenueASSI Giglio Rosso
LocationFlorence
Dates
  • May 30 1931 (heats)
  • May 30 1931 (semi-finals)
  • May 30 1931 (final)
Competitors15 from 8 nations
Winning time8.0
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Germany

Schedule

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All times are local time.

Date Time Round
30 May 1931 9:00 Preliminaries
30 May 1931 10:15 Semi-finals
30 May 1931 15:45 Final

Results

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Preliminaries

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The heats took place on 30 May from 9:00am (local time). The first two athletes in each heats continued to the semi-finals and the third athlete of the first and fourth heath.[2]

Preliminary Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Detta Lorenz [de]   Germany 8.0 Q
2 Jolanta Manteufflówna [pl]   Poland 8.2 Q
3 Tina Steiner [it]   Italy - Q
4 Silvia Capsali   Romania -

Preliminary Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lisa Gelius   Germany 8.2 Q
2 Veronika Kohlbach   Austria 8.4 Q
3 Giulia Novack   Italy -

Preliminary Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead   Great Britain 8.0 Q
2 Herma Schurinek [sv]   Austria - Q
3 Anna Hřebřinová   Czechoslovakia -
4 Claudia Testoni   Italy -

Preliminary Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daisy Ridgley   Great Britain 8.0 Q
2 Lidia Bongiovanni   Italy - Q
3 Zrnka Krajnović   Yugoslavia - Q
4 Zdena Smolová [sv]   Czechoslovakia -

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals took place also in the morning session at 10:15am (local time). The top three athletes of both semi-finals qualified for the final.[2]

Semi-final 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daisy Ridgley   Great Britain 8.2 Q
2 Detta Lorenz [de]   Germany - Q
3 Veronika Kolbach   Austria - Q
4 Tina Steiner [it]   Italy -
5 Zrnka Krajnović   Yugoslavia -

Semi-final 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nellie Halstead   Great Britain 8.2 Q
2 Lisa Gelius   Germany - Q
3 Jolanta Manteufflówna [pl]   Poland - Q
4 Herma Schurinek [sv]   Austria -
5 Lidia Bongiovanni   Italy -
 
Winner Nellie Halstead

The final of the 60 metres event took place during the afternoon session at 15:45 (local time).[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Nellie Halstead   Great Britain 8.0
  Lisa Gelius   Germany -
  Detta Lorenz [de]   Germany -
4 Jolanta Manteufflówna [pl]   Poland -
5 Daisy Ridgley   Great Britain -
6 Veronika Kohlbach   Austria -
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References

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  1. "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia (seconda parte)" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
  3. "Superba affermazione dell'atletismo femminile nella riunione internazionale di Firenze". Il Littoriale (in Italian). 1 June 1931. p. 7 – via biblioteca dello sport.