1926 Women's World Games – 4 × 110 yards relay
| 4 × 110 yards relay at the 1926 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Slottsskogsvallen | |||||||||
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 August 1926 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.8 WR | |||||||||
| 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 4 × 110 yards relay event at the 1926 Women's World Games was the second time the 4 × 110 yards relay was held at Women's World Games. The event took place in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen during the last day of the Games on 29 August 1926.[1] Four years later the at the 1930 Women's World Games the 4 × 110 yards relay was replaced by the 4 x 100 metres relay event.
The Biritsh team won the event in a new world record time of 49.8 seconds, beating the American record from 1924 of 51 seconds.[1]
Results
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom | Dorothy Scouler, Florence Haynes, Eileen Edwards, Rose Thompson | 49.8 | WR |
 |  France | Louise Bellon, Geneviève Laloz, Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau | 51.2 | |
 |  Czechoslovakia | Zdena Smolová, Ludmila Sychrová, Štepánka Kucerová, Marie Vidláková | 52.8 | |
| 4 |  Sweden | Sylvia Stave, Vera Jacobsson, Märta Johansson, Asta Plathino | 53.0 | |
 Poland | Janina Grabicka, Wacława Sadkowska, Wiera Czajkowska, Helena Woynarowska | 53.2 | 3rd in the heats?[2] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ Kurzyński, Henryk; Rychwalski, Maciej; Socha, Andrzej; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. p. 19.
- ↑ Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
Other websites
- Image of the British relay team
- Image of the British team during the event