1926 Women's World Games – 100 yards
| 100 yards at the 1926 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Slottsskogsvallen | |||||||||
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 August 1926 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 11.8 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1926 Women's World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 60 m | women |
| 100 y | women |
| 250 m | women |
| 1000 m | women |
| 100 y hurdles | women |
| 4×110 y relay | women |
| 1000 m walk | women |
| Field events | |
| High jump | women |
| Long jump | women |
| Standing long jump | women |
| Shot put | women |
| Discus throw | women |
| Javelin throw | women |
The 100 yards event at the 1926 Women's World Games was the second time the 100 yards was held at Women's World Games. The event took place in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen during the first day of the Games on 27 August 1926.[1] At the 1930 Women's World Games the 100 yards was replaced by the 100 metres event.
French Marguerite Radideau won the final in a time of 11.8 seconds, ahead of the British Rose Thompson and Japanese Kinue Hitomi.[2]
Results
Heats
The first athletes of each heat continued to the final. In addition the number two of the first three heat continued.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marguerite Radideau |  France | Q | |
| 2 | Märta Johansson |  Sweden | Q | |
| 3 | Janina Grabicka |  Poland | 12.8 | [3][4] |
| 4 | (#59) | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | [3] |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Thompson | .svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Q | |
| 2 | Ludmila Sychrová |  Czechoslovakia | Q | |
| 3 | Yolande Plancke | France | 12.4[5] | q [6] |
| 4 | Zinaida Liepiņa |  Latvia | [6] |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinue Hitomi |  Japan | Q | |
| 2 | Florence Haynes | Great Britain | Q | |
| 3 | Helena Woynarowska | Poland | 12.6 | [7] |
Source:[1]
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Marguerite Radideau | France | 11.8 | |
 | Rose Thompson | Great Britain | 11.8 | + 10 cm |
 | Kinue Hitomi | Japan | 12.0 | |
| 4 | Florence Haynes | Great Britain | +10 cm | |
| 5 | Ludmila Sychrová | Czechoslovakia | +20 cm | |
| 6 | Yolande Plancke | France | 12.8 | |
| 7 | Märta Johansson | Sweden | +10 cm |
References
- 1 2 3 "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg | Les participantes". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 August 1926. p. 4.
- 1 2 Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
- 1 2 Image of heat 1
- ↑ Kurzyński, Henryk; Rychwalski, Maciej; Socha, Andrzej; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA.
- ↑ "Yolande Plancke". French Athletics (in French).
- 1 2 image of heat 2
- ↑ Kurzyński, Henryk; Rachwalski, Maciej; Socha, Andrzej; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym (PDF). Warsaw: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. p. 353.