1923 Belgium–France women's athletics match

1923 Belgium–France women's athletics match
1923 Belgium–France women's athletics match
Dates	29 July 1923
Host city	Brussels, Belgium
Venue	Duden Park
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor track and field
Participation	24 athletes from ; 2 nations
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The 1923 Belgium–France women's athletics match was an international women's athletics competition where a national team of female French athletes competed against a national team of Belgium. It took place at Duden Park in Brussels, Belgium on 29 July 1923.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It was the third annual women's match between Belgium and France.^[1]

The match was won by Belgium with 52 points versus France with 44 points.^[1]

During the meeting also some other national events were contested.^[1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of 7 individual events and a relay event. The overall classification is a nation's classification. The winner of each event received 5 points, the number two received 3 points, followed by 2 points and 1 point. The winner of the relay received sixpoints, with the number two receiving three points. For the overall classication, all points scored by the athlete from each country are added together.

Entrants

The members of the teams were published on 27 and 29 July 1923.^[2]^[3]

Names and events in italics or ~~striked~~ are differenced between the entry and athletes competing in the events.

Belgium
Name	Event
Flore Bertels	80 metres
Claessens	Javelin throw
Ida Degrande	1000 metres
Antoinette Gallemaers	250 metres 4 x 200 metres relay
Louise Gits	250 metres 4 x 200 metres relay
Yvonne Ibis	Shot put
Henriette Van Daelen	83 metres hurdles
Van Mechelen	High jump
Walburga Van Steenlandt	1000 metres
Elise van Truyen	80 metres ~~250 metres~~ High jump Long jump 4 x 200 metres relay
Georgette Vandyck	Javelin throw
Sidonie Verschueren	83 metres hurdles Long jump Shot put 4 x 200 metres relay

France
Name	Event
Marguerite Chansardon	83 metres hurdles (R. Long jump)
Simonne Chapoteau	Long jump Shot put 4 x 200 metres relay (R. High jump)
Henriette Comte	83 metres hurdles
~~Andrée Darreau~~	~~4 x 200 metres relay~~ (R. 80 metres) (R. 250 metres) (R. 83 metres hurdles)
Germaine Darreau	250 metres 4 x 200 metres relay (R. 80 metres) (R. 83 metres hurdles)
~~Dupont~~	~~1000 metres~~
Georgette Gagneux	80 metres (R. High jump)
Yvonne Gancel	Javelin throw
Georgette Guellier	High jump
Hachard	80 metres 250 metres 4 x 200 metres relay
Georgette Lenoir	1000 metres High jump 4 x 200 metres relay
Marcelle Neveu	1000 metres
~~Pattoillet~~	~~High jump~~ (R. Long jump)
Paulette Puisais	Shot put Javelin throw
Suzanne Réveillé	Long jump
Reserves
Madeleine Braquemond	~~(R. 1000 metres)~~ (R. 83 metres hurdles)

Competition

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80 metres

Place	Athlete	Time	Points
1	Georgette Gagneux (FRA)	11 sec	5
2	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	+1 m	3
3	Flore Bertels (BEL)		2
4	Hachard (FRA)		1

250 metres

Place	Athlete	Time	Points
1	Louise Gits (BEL)	37.4 sec	5
2	Germaine Darreau (FRA)	+0.2 m	3
3	Hachard (FRA)		2
4	Antoinette Gallemaers (BEL)		1

1000 metres

Place	Athlete	Time	Points
1	Marcelle Neveu (FRA)	3:17.4	5
2	Ida Degrande (BEL)	+20 m	3
3	Georgette Lenoir (FRA)		2
4	Walburga Van Steenlandt (BEL)		1

4 x 200 metres relay

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Belgium Elise Van Truyen Antoinette Gallemaers Louise Gits Sidonie Verschueren	1:56.4	6
2	France Hachard Germaine Darreau Simonne Chapoteau Georgette Lenoir	+5 m	3

Shot put

Place	Athlete	Distance	Score 1	Score 2	Total	Note
1	Yvonne Ibis (BEL)			16.24 m	5
2	Simonne Chapoteau (FRA)	8.77 m	7.175 m	15.945 m	3	^[4]
3	Sidonie Verschueren (BEL)			15.62 m	2
4	Paulette Puisais (FRA)	7.53 m	6.80 m	14.33 m	1	^[5]

Javelin throw

Place	Athlete	Distance	Score 1	Score 2	Total	Note
1	Yvonne Gancel (FRA)	26.94 m	13.67 m	40.61 m	5	NR^[6]
2	Georgette Vandyck (BEL)			36.09 m	3	NR
3	Paulette Puisais (FRA)	17.94 m	14.62 m	32.56 m	2	^[5]
3	Claessens (BEL)			15.62 m	1

High jump

Place	Athlete	Total	Height
1	Elise van Truyen (BEL)	1.38	5
2	Georgette Guellier (FRA)	1.37 m	3
3	Georgette Lenoir (FRA)	1.30 m	2
4	Van Mechelen (BEL)	1.25 m	1

Long jump

Place	Athlete	Total	Height	Note
1	Elise van Truyen (BEL)	5.01	5	NR
2	Sidonie Verschueren (BEL)	4.75 m	3
3	Suzanne Réveillé (FRA)	4.62 m	2
4	Simonne Chapoteau (FRA)	4.25 m	1

83 metres hurdles

Place	Athlete	Distance	Points
1	Henriette Van Daelen (BEL)	14.2 sec	5
2	Henriette Comte (FRA)	+0.7 m	3
3	Sidonie Verschueren (BEL)		2
4	Marguerite Chansardon (FRA)		1

Overall classification

Rank	Athlete	Points
1	Belgium	52
2	France	44

National events

800 metres handicap

Place	Athlete	Club	Time
1	Evrard	Brussels Femina Club	2:34.2
2	Jeanne van Kesteren	Olympic Fémina Club	+5 m
3	Van Putten	Union Athletique Innovation
4	Mayaert Fr.	R.R.
5	Lucienne Renaux	Olympic Fémina Club
6	Desmedt	Brussels Femina Club

4 x 200 metres relay (2nd category)

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Brussels Femina Club Callebaut Desmedt Evrard Denis	2:05
2	Olympic Fémina Club Andry Cools Coruil Lucienne Renaux	+12 m
3	Sports et Gymnastique de Forest
4	Union Athletique Innovation

80 metres

Semi-final 1
Place	Athlete	Club
1	Lisette Pétré	Brussels Femina Club
2	Denis	Brussels Femina Club
3	Lois	Brussels Femina Club
4	Van Heymbeek	Brussels Femina Club

Semi-final 2
Place	Athlete	Club
1	Geminckx	Olympic Fémina Club
2	Silem	Brussels Femina Club
3	Pinnel	Brussels Femina Club
4	Vain	Forest

Final
Place	Athlete	Club	Time
1	Geminckx	Olympic Fémina Club	10.7 sec
2	Lisette Pétré	Brussels Femina Club	+1 m
3	Silem	Brussels Femina Club	+0.5 m
4	Denis	Brussels Femina Club
4	Lotz	Brussels Femina Club
4	Pinnel	Brussels Femina Club

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Athletiek feest the Schaarbeek". La Nation Belge (in French). 30 July 1923. p. 4 – via BelgicaPress.
1 2 "Le Match Belgique - France". La Nation Belge (in French). 27 July 1923. p. 4 – via BelgicaPress.
1 2 "Le Match Belgique-France d'athlétisme". La Nation Belge (in French). 29 July 1923. p. 4 – via BelgicaPress.
↑ "Simonne Chapoteau". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
1 2 "Paulette Puisais". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
↑ "Yvonne Gancel". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[results-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Athletiek feest the Schaarbeek". La Nation Belge (in French). 30 July 1923. p. 4 – via BelgicaPress.

[preview1-2] 1 2 "Le Match Belgique - France". La Nation Belge (in French). 27 July 1923. p. 4 – via BelgicaPress.

[preview2-3] 1 2 "Le Match Belgique-France d'athlétisme". La Nation Belge (in French). 29 July 1923. p. 4 – via BelgicaPress.

[chapoteau-4] "Simonne Chapoteau". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[Puisais-5] 1 2 "Paulette Puisais". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[Gancel-6] "Yvonne Gancel". French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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