Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – 800 metres
| 800 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Letná Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Prague | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning time | 2:21.9 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 60 m | women |
| 100 m | women |
| 200 m | women |
| 800 m | women |
| 80 m hurdles | women |
| 4×100 m relay | women |
| Field events | |
| High jump | women |
| Long jump | women |
| Shot put | women |
| Discus throw | women |
| Javelin throw | women |
| Combined events | |
| Triathlon | women |
The 800 metres at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague, from 6-8 September 1930.
Entrants
In August 1930 entrants were published of the athletes of 5 nations: the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Great Britain. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the 800 metres events.[1][2]
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Ruth Christmas |
| Great Britain | Gladys Lunn |
| Great Britain | Stone |
| Great Britain | Stylls |
 Italy | Leandrina Bulzacchi |
 Sweden | Inga Gentzel |
| Sweden | Brita Lovén |
| Sweden | Elsa Svensson |
Results
Semi-finals
6 September
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brita Lovén | Sweden | 2:27.2 | Q |
| 2 | Ruth Christmas | Great Britain | 2:27.2 | Q |
| 3 | Gertruda Kilosówna |  Poland | Q | |
| ? | ||||
| ? | ||||
| ? |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain | 2:27.1 | Q |
| 2 | Marie Dollinger |  Germany | Q | |
| 3 | Sébastienne Guyot |  France | ? | |
| ? | ||||
| ? | ||||
| ? |
Final
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain | 2:21.9 | |
 | Marie Dollinger | Germany | 2:22.0 | |
 | Brita Lovén | Sweden | 2:24.8 | |
| 4 | Gertruda Kilosówna | Poland | 2:26.8 | |
| 5 | Ruth Christmas | Great Britain | ||
| 6 | Marguerite Battu | France |
References
- ↑ "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde wereldspelen te Praag". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Mej. Schuurman tweemaal tweede te Praag". Eindhovensch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.