1930 Women's World Games Explained

1930 Women's World Games
Host City:Prague
Dates:6 – 8 September 1930
Previous:1926

The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8[1] [2] [3] at the Letná Stadium in Prague.[4] [5]

Events

The games were organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat as a response to the IOC decision to include only a few women's events in the 1928 Olympic Games.

The games were attended by 200 participants from 17 nations, there among: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain (16 athletes), Italy, Japan (6 athletes), Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. Canada attended with a basketball team.[6]

The athletes competed in 12 events:[7] running (60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and hurdling 80 metres), high jump, long jump, discus throw, javelin, shot put and triathlon (100 metres, high jump and javelin). The tournament also held exhibition events in football, basketball, handball, fencing, shooting and canoeing.

The tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony. The games attended an audience of 15,000 spectators and several world records were set.

On September 8 the sole basketball match was played between Canada (Team West) and France (Team Europe), Canada won by 18-14.

Medal summary

60 mStanisława Walasiewicz
Poland
7.7Lisa Gelius
Germany
7.8Kinue Hitomi
Japan
7.8
100 mStanisława Walasiewicz
Poland
12.5Tollien Schuurman
12.6Lisa Gelius
Germany
12.6
200 mStanisława Walasiewicz
Poland
25.7Tollien Schuurman
25.8Nellie Halstead
26.0
800 mGladys Lunn
2:21.9Marie Dollinger
Germany
2:22.0Brita Lovén
2:24.8
80 m hurdlesMaj Jakobsson
12.4Gerda Pirch
Germany
12.7Ursula Birkholz
Germany
12.7
4×100 m relay Germany
Rosa Kellner
Agathe Karrer
Luise Holzer
Lisa Gelius
49.9
Eileen Hiscock
Ethel Scott
Ivy Walker
Daisy Ridgley
50.5 Poland
Alina Hulanicka
Maryla Freiwald
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Felicja Schabińska
50.8
High jumpInge Braumüller
Germany
1.57 mCarolina Gisolf
1.57 mHelma Notte
Germany
1.53 m
Long jumpKinue Hitomi
Japan
5.90 mMuriel Gunn
5.76 mSelma Grieme
Germany
5.71 m
Shot putGrete Heublein
Germany
12.49 mGustel Hermann
Germany
12.12 mLiesl Perkaus
11.48 m
Discus throwHalina Konopacka
Poland
36.80 mTilly Fleischer
Germany
35.82 mVittorina Vivenza
Italy
35.23 m
JavelinLiesel Schumann
Germany
42.32 mAugustine Hargus
Germany
40.99 mKinue Hitomi
Japan
37.01 m
TriathlonEllen Braumüller
Germany
198 ptsKinue Hitomi
Japan
194 ptsRuth Svedberg
175 pts

A special commemorative medal was issued for the participants.[8]

Points table

PlaceNationPoints
1 Germany57
2 Poland26
319
4 Japan13
510

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.olymp-sport.cz/files/3_05%C4%8D%C3%A1st%2065-72.pdf Praha 1930 - III Ženské světové hry
  2. http://www.aeifa.com/aeifa/articles/articles-generaux/mainColumnParagraphs/016/document/Retrospective%20de%20l%20Athletisme%20Feminin.pdf Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin, page 9
  3. Kidd . Bruce . 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 . 1994 . 10 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222439/http://www.caaws-womenatthegames.ca/olympics/2004/history/womens_games.cfm . 2 December 2013 .
  4. Leigh . Mary H. . Thérèse M. Bonin . The Pioneering Role Of Madame Alice Milliat and the FSFI in Establishing International Trade and Field Competition for Women . Journal of Sport History . 4 . 1 . 72–83 . North American Society for Sport History . 1977 . 10 December 2013 . 23 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523095508/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1977/JSH0401/jsh0401f.pdf . dead .
  5. http://home.nordnet.fr/scharlet/feminin.htm Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin
  6. http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=12 UBC Women's Basketball team
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/fsfi.htm FSFI Women's World Games
  8. http://www.muzeumsportu.waw.pl/najnowsze-dary/350-plakietka-iii-zenske-svetove-hry-v-praze-1930 Participation badge