Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – pentathlon
| pentathlon at the 1934 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | London | |||||||||
| Winning score | 377 points WR | |||||||||
| 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 pentathlon at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.
It was the first time a pentathlon event was held at the Women's World Games, after the triatlon event in 1930.
The German Gisela Mauermayer won the event in a new pentathlon world record with 377 points ahead of German Grete Busch and Czechoslovak Štepánka Pekárová. Already after the fourth event Mauermayer it became sure she would set a new world record.[1]
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 pentathlon event.[2][3]
Note that there are some discrepancies with those names and the names listed in newspapers during the competition.
| Nationality | Name |
|---|---|
 Austria | Herma Bauma |
 Czechoslovakia | Štepánka Pekárová |
 Germany | Grete Busch |
| Germany | Gisela Mauermeyer |
 Poland | Maria Kwaśniewska |
.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain | Kathleen Tilley |
 Italy | Pierina Borsani |
Schedule
Results
100 metres
The 100 metres was the first event
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Štepánka Pekárová | Czechoslovakia | 12.8" | |
| 2 | Marjorie Okell | Great Britain | 13.2" |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irene Phillips | Great Britain | 13.2" | |
| 2 | Pierina Borsani | Italy | 13.4" |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerda Gottlieb | Austria | 13.0" | |
| 2 | Grete Busch | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | 13.2" |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gisela Mauermayer | Germany | 13.0" |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marjorie Clark |  South Africa | 13.0" |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Svedberg |  Sweden | 13.2" | |
| 2 | Maria Kwaśniewska | Poland | 14.2" |
Sources:[5]
Long jump
The long jump was the 2nd event.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Mauermayer | Germany | 5.51 m. |
Source: [6]
Javelin throw
The javelin throw was the 3rd event.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Mauermayer | Germany | 32.95 m. |
Source: [6]
Shot put
The shot put was the 4th event.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Mauermayer | Germany | 13.44 m. |
Source: [6]
High jump
The high jump was the 5th and last event.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela Mauermayer | Germany | 1.52 m. |
Source: [6]
Overall classification
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points | 100m | Long jump | Javelin | Shot put | High jump | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gisela Mauermayer | Germany | 377 pts. | 13.0" | 5.51 m | 32.95 m | 13.44 m | 1.52 m | WR |
 | Grete Busch | Germany | 320 pts. | 13.2" | |||||
 | Štepánka Pekárová | Czechoslovakia | 316 pts. | 12.8" | |||||
| 4 | Pierina Borsani | Italy | 296 pts. | 13.4" | |||||
| 5 | Marjorie Clark | South Africa | 258 pts. | 13.0" | |||||
| 6 | Maria Kwaśniewska | Poland | 245 pts. | 14.2" | |||||
| ? | Gerda Gottlieb | Austria | 13.0" | ||||||
| ? | Marjorie Okell | Great Britain | 13.2" | ||||||
| ? | Irene Phillips | Great Britain | 13.2" | ||||||
| ? | Ruth Svedberg | Sweden | 13.2" |
References
- 1 2 "Nieuwe wereldrecords". De Tijd (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Sterke Duitsche ploeg gekozen Voor Wereldspelen in Londen". Het volk (in Dutch). 4 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldkampioenschappen voor vrouwen". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 6 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Wereldspelen voor dames te Londen". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.