1924 Women's Olympiad
Host city | London |
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Country | 1923 |
The 1924 Women's Olympiad (formally called Women's International and British Games,[1] French Grand meeting international féminin) was the first international competition for women[2] in track and field in the United Kingdom.[3] The tournament was held[4][5] on 4 August[6][7][8] 1924[9][10] in London,[11][12][13] United Kingdom.
Events
After the successful first
The 1924 Women's Olympiad was organised in cooperation with the newspapers
The games were attended by participants from 8[3] nations: Belgium, Canada (exhibition events only), Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA (exhibition events only). The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports.
Team | Nation | Participants |
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1 | Belgium | ? |
2 | Canada | ? |
3 | Czechoslovakia | ? |
4 | France | ? |
5 | Italy | ? |
6 | Switzerland | ? |
7 | United Kingdom | ? |
8 | USA | ? |
The athletes[14] competed[11] in[9] 12 events:[3] running (100 yards, 250 metres, 1000 metres, Relay race 4 x 110 yards and 4 x 220 yards and 120 yards, Racewalking 1000 metres, high jump, long jump, discus throw, shot put and javelin. The tournament also held exhibition events in cycling (two-thirds of a mile bicycle sprint),[10] netball, and gymnastics.
The multi-sport event was held[14][10][12] at "Stamford Bridge"[6][7][5] in Fulham in southwest London.[13] The games attended[1] an audience of 25,000 spectators.[6][2]
Results
Almost all medals went to athletes from France and the United Kingdom.
During the games[14] 7[4][8] world records [3][10] were set: Mary Lines in hurdling 120 yd and running 250 m,[6] Edith Trickey in running 1000 m, Albertine Regel in walking 1000 m, Elise van Truyen[12] in high jump, Violett Morris in discus and Louise Groslimond in javelin. Poorly[4][11] performed measuring[13][9] however led to that only 2 records, Trickey in running 1000 metres and Regel in walking 1000 metres, later were ratified.[14]
Results[11][9] in[3][7] each[4] event:[12]
- 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.
Team | Nation | Points |
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1 | United Kingdom | 61 |
2 | France | 31 |
3 | Belgium | 15 |
4 | Czechoslovakia | 13 |
5 | Switzerland | 7 |
6 | Italy | ? |
Legacy
The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports,[3] a follow-up was held in 1925 ("Daily Mirror Trophy"[4]) also at Stamford Bridge. In 1926 the second regular Women's World Games were held at Gothenburg.
References
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- ^ a b "Five world's records". The Brisbane Courier. August 6, 1924. p. 19. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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- ^ a b c d "De Vrouwen Meeting Van Londen" (in Dutch). Geïllustreerde Sportwereld, N° 174. 16 August 1924. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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