Basketball at the 1930 Women's World Games
Basketball at the 1930 Women's World Games was the first appearance of the sport at the Women's World Games. The winner was regarded as the 1930 World Champion.[1][2][3]
| 1930 Women's World Games Basketball Tournament | |||||||
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| Prague 1930 | |||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||
| Games | 1930 Women's World Games | ||||||
| Host nation | Czechoslovakia | ||||||
| City | Prague | ||||||
| Duration | 8 September | ||||||
| Women's tournament | |||||||
| Teams | 2 | ||||||
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| Tournaments | |||||||
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Seven nations nations entered the continental tournaments, five nations in the Europe Zone and two nations in the Americas zone. The winner of the 1930 European Women's Basketball Championship and America zone tournament played against each other in the final at the Women's Word Games in Prague on 8 September 1930.
Canada won the final, with France finishing second.
Preliminaries
change| Tournament | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 European Women's Basketball Championship | April – 13 July 1930 |  Kraków Strasbourg |
1 | France
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| America Zone tournament | 1 |  Canada (University of Vancouver)[4]
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| Total | 2 | |||
Final
changePlayers
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CanadachangeTeam image of the Canadian basketball team.[5] |
Francechange
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Match
changeThe Canadian team beat France 18–14.[1][2][3]
According to Polish media the basketball final made an excellent impression. Both teams were described to play very well tactically and technically. France was technically weaker than the Canadians. The shot accuracy of the Canadians was said to have a great precision. The Canadians were described to have played with: speed, harmony and accuracy. France was described to have played with ambition and devotion.[2]
| 1930 Women's World Cames Champion |
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 Canada First title |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Championnat d'Europe 1930 – Les premières Bleues en Or !". basket-retro.com (in French). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 DROZDEK-MAàOLEPSZA, Teresa (2014). "Women's World Games (1922–1934)" (PDF). Akademii im. Jana Dáugosza w CzĊstochowie. p. 66-67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 DROZDEK-MAàOLEPSZA, Teresa. "Women's sport in Poland in the light of „Przegląd Sportowy" [Sports Review] magazine (1930)". Akademii im. Jana Dáugosza w CzĊstochowie. p. 66-67. Retrieved 2 July 2022 – via kipdf.com.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwen wereldspelen. Het programma". De Tijd (in Dutch). 14 August 1930. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Canadian basketball team". ubcsportshalloffame.com. 1930. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Au jour le jour en merge des grandes épreuves sportives". Le miroir des sports. 16 September 1930. p. 250. Retrieved 2 July 2022 – via kipdf.com.
