1926 Women's World Games

1926 Women's World Games
Host cityGothenburg
Country Sweden
Dates27–29 August 1926
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1930 →
Gustaf V of Sweden on his way to the opening ceremony
Kinue Hitomi, winner of the long jump event

The 1926 Women's World Games (Swedish II. Internationella kvinnliga idrottsspelen, French 2èmes jeux féminins mondiaux ) were the second regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between 27[1] – 29 August[2][3] at the Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg.[4][5]

Events

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The games were organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat[2][5] as a response to the IOC refusal to include women's events in the 1924 Olympic Games.

The games were attended by 100 participants from 9 nations:[5] Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France,[1] Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. Kinue Hitomi was the sole participant from Japan, she won the long jump with a new world record, she also won the standing long jump, came second place in discus, third in 100 yards, fifth in 60 metres and sixth in 250 metres putting Japan in fifth place single-handedly.[3][4]

The athletes competed in 12 events:[6][7] running (60 metres, 100 yards, 250 metres, 1000 metres, 4 x 110 yards relay och hurdling 100 yards), high jump, long jump, standing long jump, discus throw, javelin and shot put.

The tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony,[2] the opening speech was held by Mary von Sydow (wife of Oscar von Sydow). The games attended an audience of 20,000 spectators and several world records were set.[2][5]

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 m Marguerite Radideau
 France
7.8 Florence Haynes
 United Kingdom
7.8 Rose Thompson
 United Kingdom
7.8
100 yd Marguerite Radideau
 France
11.8 Rose Thompson
 United Kingdom
11.8 Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
12.0
250 m Eileen Edwards
 United Kingdom
33.4 Vera Palmer
 Great Britain
34.6 Marguerite Radideau
 France
35.4
1000 m Edith Trickey
 United Kingdom
3:08.8 Inga Gentzel
 Sweden
3:09.4 Louise Bellon
 France
3:10.4
100 yds hurdles Ludmila Sychrová
 Poland
14.4 Edith White
 United Kingdom
14.8 Hilda Hatt
 United Kingdom
15.0
4×110 yds relay  United Kingdom
Dorothy Scouler
Florence Haynes
Eileen Edwards
Rose Thompson
49.8  France
Louise Bellon
Geneviève Laloz
Yolande Plancke
Marguerite Radideau
51.2  Czechoslovakia 52.8
1000 m track walk Daisy Crossley
 United Kingdom
5:10.0 Albertine Regel
 France
5:12.4 Only two starters
High jump Hélène Bons
 France
1.50 m Hilda Hatt
 United Kingdom
1.45 m Inga Broman
 Sweden
1.45 m
Long jump Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
5.50 m Muriel Gunn
 United Kingdom
5.44 m Zdena Smolová
 Czechoslovakia
5.28 m
Standing long jump Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
2.49 m Zdena Smolová
 Czechoslovakia
2.47 m Barbara Holliday
 United Kingdom
2.37 m
Discus throw Halina Konopacka
 Poland
37.71 m Kinue Hitomi
 Japan
33.62 m Elsa Svensson
 Sweden
31.78 m
Javelin throw
Two handed
Anne-Lisa Adelsköld
 Sweden
49.15 m Louise Fawcett
 United Kingdom
45.41 m Märta Hallgren
 Sweden
45.06 m
Shot put
Two handed [nb]
Maria Vidlaková
 Czechoslovakia
19.54 m Elsa Svensson
 Sweden
19.42 m Halina Konopacka
 Poland
19.25 m
  • nb Each athlete in the shot put and javelin throw events threw using their right hand, then their left. Their final mark was the total of the best mark with their right-handed throw and the best mark with their left-handed throw.

Also Sophie Mary Eliott-Lynn competed at javelin throw coming fourth with a throw of 44.63 metres and Mary Weston finished sixth in the shot put.

Points table

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Place Nation Points
1  United Kingdom 50
2  France 27
3  Sweden 20
4  Czechoslovakia 19
5  Japan 15
6  Poland 7
7  Latvia 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Jeux Mondiaux Féminins[permanent dead link] Commission documentation et histoire, cdm.athle.com (accessdate = 15 August 2016)
  2. ^ a b c d Kidd, Bruce (1994). "The Women's Olympic Games: Important Breakthrough Obscured By Time". CAAWS Action Bulletin. Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b Buchanan, Ian (2000). "Asia's First Female Olympian" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History (September). International Society of Olympic Historians: 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b Quintillan, Ghislaine (February–March 2000). "Alice Milliat and the Women's Games" (PDF). Olympic Review (XXVI-31). International Olympic Committee: 27–28. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NordNet.fr, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  6. ^ Svenska dagbladets yearbook 1926 Runeberg.org, Retrieved 10 December 2013
  7. ^ FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics, Retrieved 10 December 2013
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