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 8Praha 1930 - III Ženské světové hry Czech Association for Olympic and Sport Philately, Retrieved 10 December 2013Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin, page 9 Sylvain Charlet, Amicale des Entraineurs d'Ile de France d'Athlétisme AEIFA, Retrieved 10 December 2013 at the Letná Stadium in Prague.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 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.UBC Women's Basketball team University of British Columbia, Retrieved 10 December 2013
The athletes competed in 12 events:FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics, Retrieved 10 December 2013 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 7.7Lisa Gelius7.8Kinue Hitomi7.8100 mStanisława Walasiewicz 12.5Tollien Schuurman12.6Lisa Gelius12.6200 mStanisława Walasiewicz 25.7Tollien Schuurman25.8Nellie Halstead26.0800 mGladys Lunn 2:21.9Marie Dollinger2:22.0Brita Lovén2:24.880 m hurdlesMaj Jakobsson 12.4Gerda Pirch12.7Ursula Birkholz12.74×100 m relayRosa KellnerAgathe KarrerLuise HolzerLisa Gelius 49.9Eileen HiscockEthel ScottIvy WalkerDaisy Ridgley50.5Alina HulanickaMaryla FreiwaldStanisława WalasiewiczFelicja Schabińska50.8High jumpInge Braumüller 1.57 mCarolina Gisolf 1.57 mHelma Notte 1.53 mLong jump Kinue Hitomi 5.90 m Muriel Gunn5.76 m Selma Grieme5.71 mShot putGrete Heublein 12.49 mGustel Hermann12.12 mLiesl Perkaus11.48 mDiscus throwHalina Konopacka 36.80 mTilly Fleischer35.82 mVittorina Vivenza35.23 mJavelinLiesel Schumann 42.32 mAugustine Hargus40.99 mKinue Hitomi37.01 mTriathlonEllen Braumüller 198 ptsKinue Hitomi 194 ptsRuth Svedberg 175 pts
A special commemorative medal was issued for the participants.Participation badge Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki w Warszawie / Museum of Sports and Tourism, retrieved 24 October 2015
Points table PlaceNationPoints 1 57 2 26 3 19 4 13 5 10
References
External links Participation medal Picture British team Picture Canadian basketball team Picture Czechoslovak team