1926 Women's World Games

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 27Jeux Mondiaux Féminins Commission documentation et histoire, cdm.athle.com (accessdate = 15 August 2016) – 29 August at the Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg.Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin NordNet.fr, Retrieved 10 December 2013

Events The games were organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat 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: Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, 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.

The athletes competed in 12 events:Svenska dagbladets yearbook 1926 Runeberg.org, Retrieved 10 December 2013FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics, Retrieved 10 December 2013 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, 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.

Results

60 mMarguerite Radideau 7.8Florence Haynes 7.8Rose Thompson7.8100 ydMarguerite Radideau 11.8Rose Thompson11.8Kinue Hitomi12.0250 mEileen Edwards 33.4Vera Palmer34.6Marguerite Radideau35.41000 mEdith Trickey 3:08.8Inga Gentzel3:09.4Louise Bellon3:10.4100 yds hurdlesLudmila Sychrová 14.4Edith White14.8Hilda Hatt15.04×110 yds relay Dorothy ScoulerFlorence HaynesEileen EdwardsRose Thompson 49.8 Louise BellonGeneviève LalozYolande PlanckeMarguerite Radideau51.2 52.81000 m track walkDaisy Crossley 5:10.0Albertine Regel5:12.4Only two startersHigh jumpHélène Bons 1.50 mHilda Hatt 1.45 mInga Broman 1.45 m Long jump Kinue Hitomi 5.50 m Muriel Gunn 5.44 m Zdena Smolová 5.28 mStanding long jumpKinue Hitomi 2.49 mZdena Smolová2.47 mBarbara Holliday2.37 mDiscus throwHalina Konopacka 37.71 mKinue Hitomi33.62 mElsa Svensson31.78 mJavelin throw Two handedAnne-Lisa Adelsköld 49.15 mLouise Fawcett45.41 mMärta Hallgren45.06 mShot put Two handed Maria Vidlaková 19.54 mElsa Svensson19.42 mHalina Konopacka19.25 m

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 PlaceNationPoints 1 50 2 27 3 20 4 19 5 15 6 7 7 1

References

External links Film (SVT) from the 1926 Women's World Games Film (British Pathé) 1926 Women's World Games Mixed pictures from the 1926 Women's World Games