Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – discus throw
| Discus throw at the 1930 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Letná Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Prague | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning score | 35.23 | |||||||||
| 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 discus throw event at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, with the qualification and final being held on 7 September 1930.
20 athletes from 12 nations competed in the event.[1]
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 discus throw event.[2][3]
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Allison |
| Great Britain | Florence Birchenough |
| Great Britain | Louise Fawcett |
| Great Britain | Mark Weston |
 Italy | Jolanda Bacchelli |
| Italy | Pierina Borsani |
| Italy | Vittorina Vivenza |
 Netherlands | Dora Wevers |
 Sweden | Maj Jacobsson |
| Sweden | Ruth Svedberg |
| Sweden | Elsa Svensson |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | Colette |
Results
Qualification
The qualification took place in the morning of 7 September 1930, under bad weather conditions.[4][5]
Polish Halina Konopacka won the qualification ahead of German Tilly Fleischer and Italian Vittorina Vivenza. Swedish Elsa Svensson, Latvian Karlson and British Weston also qualified.[5] The Dutch Dora Wevers had three invalid throws and so didn't qualify.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halina Konopacka |  Poland | 36.29 m | Q |
| 2 | Tilly Fleischer |  Germany | 35.82 m | Q |
| 3 | Vittorina Vivenza | Italy | 35.32 m | Q |
| 4 | Elsa Svensson | Sweden | 34.5 m | Q |
| 5 | Elfriede Karlson |  Latvia | 34.2 m | Q |
| 6 | Mark Weston | Great Britain | 33.7 m | Q |
| 7 | ? | |||
| 8 | ? | |||
| ? | ? | |||
| - | Dora Wevers | Netherlands | -, -, - |
Final
The final took place in the afternoon of 7 September. The weather was still bad.[6][5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Halina Konopacka | Poland | 36.80 | |
 | Tilly Fleischer | Germany | 35.82 | |
 | Vittorina Vivenza | Italy | 35.23 | |
| 4 | Elfriede Karlson | Latvia | 34.74 | |
| 5 | Elsa Svensson | Sweden | 34.32 | |
| 6 | Mark Weston | Great Britain | 33.70 |
Source:[1]
References
- 1 2 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Mej. Gisolf scheurde een spier". Het volk (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 "Onze dames blinken uit". De avondpost (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.