Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 60 metres
| 60 metres at the 1934 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | London | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning time | 7.6 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1934 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 | |
| pentathlon | women |
The 60 metres at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.
In the final, the Polish Stanisława Walasiewicz won the event in 7.6 seconds ahead of Margarete Kuhlmann and British Ethel Johnson.
Entrants
On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the 60 metres event.[1]
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
 Austria | Gerda Gottlieb |
| Austria | Else Spennader |
 Czechoslovakia | Zdeňka Koubková |
 Germany | Käthe Krauß |
| Germany | Margarete Kuhlmann |
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Ethel Johnson |
| Great Britain | Elsie Maguire |
 Italy | Maria Coselli |
 Netherlands | Cor Aalten |
| Netherlands | Tollien Schuurman |
 Poland | Stella Walasiewicz |
Note that there are some discrepancies with those names and the names listed in newspapers during the competition.[2]
Results
Heats
The heats took place in morning of 9 August.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 7.8" | Q |
| 2 | Marjorie Clark |  South Africa | Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cor Aalten | Netherlands | 8" | Q |
| 2 | Selma Grieme | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethel Johnson | Great Britain | 7.8" | Q |
| 2 | Sumiko Watanabe |  Japan | Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elsie Maguire | Great Britain | 7.9" | Q |
| 2 | R. Kohlbach |  United States[3] | Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
- 1.^ in most newspapers R. Kohlbach is as the only athlete indicated without country indication. In the Dutch newspaper “De courant Het nieuws van den dag” she is indicated as American. However it might also be Austrian Ronny Kohlbach who also compete in the 100 metres event.
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tollien Schuurman | Netherlands | 7.6" | Q |
| 2 | Peggy Matheson | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | 8" | Q |
| 2 | Margarete Kuhlmann | Germany | Q | |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Semi-finals
The heats took place in the afternoon of 9 August.
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 7.6" | Q |
| 2 | Ethel Johnson | Great Britain | Q | |
| 3 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | Q | |
| ? | Cor Aalten | Netherlands | ||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tollien Schuurman | Netherlands | 7.6" | Q |
| 2 | Margarete Kuhlmann | Germany | Q | |
| 3 | Elsie Maguire | Great Britain | Q | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 |
Final
The final took place on 12 August 1934.
After the semi-final the Dutch Tollien Schuurman tore a muscle and couldn't start the final.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | 7.6 | |
 | Margarete Kuhlmann | Germany | 7.7 | |
 | Ethel Johnson | Great Britain | 7.8 | |
| 4 | Barbara Burke | South Africa | ||
| 5 | Elsie Maguire | Great Britain | ||
| - | Tollien Schuurman | Netherlands | DNS |
References
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Gevonden in Delpher - de courant Het nieuws van den dag".
- 1 2 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Duitschland wint te Londen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Nieuwe wereldrecords". De Tijd (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.