Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – 4 × 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Olympics of Grace was held in Florence at the ASSI Giglio Rosso from 30 to 31 May 1931. On 30 May 1931 semi-finals were held during the afternoon session and the final was held the day afterwards during the afternoon session. Teams from nine countries competed in the event.[1][2][3]

4 × 100 metres relay
at the Olympics of Grace
The British winning team
VenueASSI Giglio Rosso
LocationFlorence, Italy
Dates
  • 30 May 1931 (semi-finals)
  • 31 May 1931 (final)
Competitors36 from 9 nations
Winning time51.4
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Czechoslovakia

Schedule

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All times are local time.

Date Time Round
30 May 1931 18:00 Semi-finals
31 May 1931 18:15 Final

Results

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals took place in the afternoon session starting at 18:00 (local time). The semi-finals consisted of two races where the top three teams of each heat qualified for the final.[2]

Semi-final 1

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Rank Country Names Time Notes
1   Czechoslovakia Anna Hřebřinová
Rudolfa Krausová [sv]
Zdena Smolová
Anna Kuzniková [sv]
52.0 Q
2   Great Britain Nellie Halstead
Muriel Cornell
Mary Seary [sv]
Daisy Ridgley
- Q
3   Austria Maria Weese [sv]
Herma Schurinek
Liesl Perkaus
Veronika Kohlbach
- Q
4   Italy Lidia Bongiovanni
Maria Bravin [sv]
Tina Steiner [sv]
Giovanna Viarengo [sv]
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5   France Jacqueline Combernoux
Jacqueline Laudré
Germaine Brisou
Lucienne Velu
-

Semi-final 2

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Rank Country Names Time Notes
1   Germany Lisa Gelius
Tilly Fleischer
Detta Lorenz [sv]
Marie Dollinger
50.2 Q
2   Romania Angela Petrović
Silvia Capsali
Irina Orendi
Ilse Hausletner
- Q
3   Yugoslavia Zrnka Krajnović
Vera Neferović
Anita Batelkova
Zulejka Stefanini
- Q
4   Belgium Elise Van Truyen
Jeanne Van Kesteren
Lucie Petit
Rosa Pelariaux
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The final of the 4 × 100 metres relay event took place on 31 May 1931 during the afternoon session at 18:15 (local time).[2]

Rank Country Names Time Notes
    Great Britain Nellie Halstead
Muriel Cornell
Mary Seary [sv]
Daisy Ridgley
51.4
    Germany Lisa Gelius
Tilly Fleischer
Detta Lorenz [sv]
Marie Dollinger
51.8
    Czechoslovakia Anna Hřebřinová
Rudolfa Krausová [sv]
Zdena Smolová
Anna Kuzniková [sv]
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4   Austria Maria Weese [sv]
Herma Schurinek
Liesl Perkaus
Veronika Kohlbach
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5   Romania Angela Petrović
Silvia Capsali
Irina Orendi
Ilse Hausletner
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6   Yugoslavia Zrnka Krajnović
Vera Neferović
Anita Batelkova
Zulejka Stefanini
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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 "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.