Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 800 metres
| 800 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 | 2' 12.8" WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 800 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 Zdena Koubková won the event in a new world record of 2 minutes and 12.8 seconds, ahead of Swedish Märtha Wretman and British Gladys Lunn.
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 800 metres event.[1]
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
 Germany | Lina Radke |
| Germany | Selle |
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Gladys Lunn |
| Great Britain | Ida Jones |
 Poland | Irena Świderska |
Results
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 9 August.
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain | 2' 22.2" | Q |
| 2 | Zdena Koubková |  Czechoslovakia | Q | |
| 3 | Jeanne Soffriau | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Q | |
| 4 | Selle | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | Q | |
| 5 | Nakamura |  Japan | Q | |
| ? | ||||
| ? |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Märtha Wretman |  Sweden | 2' 23.6" | Q |
| 2 | Ida Jones | Great Britain | Q | |
| 3 | Lina Radke | Germany | Q | |
| 4 | Idoto | Japan | Q | |
| 5 | Doris Morgan |  South Africa | Q | |
| ? | ||||
| ? |
Semi-final (unknown)
Polish Irena Świderska was eliminated in one of the two semi-finals.[4]
Final
The final took place on 12 August 1934.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zdena Koubková | Czechoslovakia | 2' 12.8" | |
 | Märtha Wretman | Sweden | 2' 13.8" | |
 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain | 2' 14.2" | |
| 4 | Lina Radke | Germany | ||
| 5 | Doris Morgan | South Africa | ||
| 6 | Idota | Japan |
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.
- ↑ "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ Kurzyński, Henryk; Rychwalski, Maciej; Socha, Andrzej; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym (in Polish). Warszawa: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. p. 405.
- ↑ "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 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.