Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – 4 × 75 metres relay

The 4 × 75 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 morning session and the final was held the day afterwards during the afternoon session. Teams from eight countries competed in the event.[1][2][3]

4 × 75 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)
Competitors32 from 8 nations
Winning time38.6
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Italy
bronze medal    Czechoslovakia

Schedule

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All times are local time.

Date Time Round
30 May 1931 11:00 Semi-finals
31 May 1931 17:15 Final

Results

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals took place in the morning session starting at 11:00am (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   Great Britain Nellie Halstead
Muriel Cornell
Mary Seary [sv]
Daisy Ridgley
38.0 Q
2   Czechoslovakia Anna Hřebřinová
Rudolfa Krausová [sv]
Zdena Smolová
Anna Kuzniková [sv]
38.2 Q
3   Italy Lidia Bongiovanni
Maria Bravin [sv]
Tina Steiner [sv]
Giovanna Viarengo [sv]
38.4 Q, NR
-   Austria Maria Weese [sv]
Herma Schurinek
Helmi Singer
Veronika Kohlbach
DQ

Semi-final 2

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Rank Country Names Time Notes
1   Romania Angela Petrović
Silvia Capsali
Irina Orendi
Ilse Hausletner
40.2 Q
2   Yugoslavia Zrnka Krajnović
Vera Neferović
Anita Batelkova
Zulejka Stefanini
- Q
3   Belgium Elise Van Truyen
Jeanne Van Kesteren
Lucie Petit
Rosa Pelariaux
- Q
-   Germany Lisa Gelius
Tilly Fleischer
Detta Lorenz [sv]
Marie Dollinger
DQ

The final of the 4 × 75 metres relay event took place on 31 May 1931 during the afternoon session at 17:15 (local time).[2]

Rank Country Names Time Notes
    Great Britain Nellie Halstead
Muriel Cornell
Mary Seary [sv]
Daisy Ridgley
38.6
    Italy Lidia Bongiovanni
Maria Bravin [sv]
Tina Steiner [sv]
Giovanna Viarengo [sv]
39.2
    Czechoslovakia Anna Hřebřinová
Rudolfa Krausová [sv]
Zdena Smolová
Anna Kuzniková [sv]
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4   Romania Angela Petrović
Silvia Capsali
Irina Orendi
Ilse Hausletner
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5   Yugoslavia Zrnka Krajnović
Vera Neferović
Anita Batelkova
Zulejka Stefanini
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6   Belgium Elise Van Truyen
Jeanne Van Kesteren
Lucie Petit
Rosa Pelariaux
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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.