Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – Swedish relay

The Swedish relay at the Olympics of Grace was held in Florence at the ASSI Giglio Rosso on 31 May 1931. Teams from five countries competed in the event.[1][2][3]

Swedish relay
at the Olympics of Grace
The British winning team
VenueASSI Giglio Rosso
LocationFlorence, Italy
Dates31 May 1931
Competitors20 from 5 nations
Winning time55.6
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Austria

The event took place after the final of the 4 × 75 metres relay event. Like in the 75 metres relay the British team with the same athletes won the gold medal and would afterwards also win the 4 × 100 metres relay event. The German team won the silver medal and the Austrian team won the bronze medal.

Schedule

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All times are local time.

Date Time Round
31 May 1931 17:45 Final

Results

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The final of the Swedish 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
55.6
    Germany Lisa Gelius
Auguste Hargus [de]
Detta Lorenz [sv]
Marie Dollinger
55.8
    Austria Maria Weese [sv]
Herma Schurinek
Liesl Perkaus
Veronika Kohlbach
57.0
4   Italy Lidia Bongiovanni
Maria Bravin [sv]
Tina Steiner [sv]
Giovanna Viarengo [sv]
57.0
5   Romania Angela Petrović
Silvia Capsali
Irina Orendi
Ilse Hausletner
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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 "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.