Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – long jump

Long jump
at the 1930 Women's World Games
VenueLetná Stadium
LocationPrague
Dates
  • September 7 (qualification)
  • September 8 (final)
Winning time5.90
Medalists
gold medal    Japan
silver medal    Great Britain
bronze medal    Germany

The long jump event at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, with the final being held on 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 long jump event.[1][2]

NationalityName
 Great BritainHilda Hatt
 Great Britain Knight
 Great BritainMary Seary
 ItalyOndina Valla
 ItalyVittorina Vivenza
 SwedenMaj Jacobsson
 SwedenRuth Svedberg
 Switzerland Devenoges

Results

Qualification

Final

The final took place in the morning of 8 September.

Between sources there are some differences in the distances. This might be typo errors, or possibly a mix-up with the qualification.[3][4]

RankNameNationalityDistanceNotes
1Kinue Hitomi Japan5.90
2 Muriel Cornell Great Britain5.76
3 Selma Grieme Germany5.71
4Maj Jacobsson Sweden5.65
5Felicitas Schlarp Germany5.52
6Sara Teitelbaum Estonia5.38

References

  1. ↑ "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. ↑ "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. ↑ "De derde wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. ↑ "Mej. Rombout in de finale speerwerpen te Praag". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.