Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – high jump
high jump at the 1934 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
Location | London, Great Britain | |||||||||
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Winning time | 1.55 metres | |||||||||
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The high jump at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, at the first day of the Games on 9 August 1934.
In the final, the German Selma Grieme won the event with a distance of 1.55 metres, ahead of the British woman Mary Milne and the Canadian Margaret Bell.[1]
Entrants[change | change source]
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 high jump event.[2]
Nationality | Name |
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Gerda Gottlieb |
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Selma Grieme |
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Elfriede Kaun |
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Mary Milne |
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Maria Coselli |
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Ondina Valla |
Results[change | change source]
Qualification[change | change source]
The qualification took place in the morning on 9 August 1934.
All finalists were able to jump 1.47 metres in the qualification.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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1 | Selma Grieme | ![]() |
1.47 m. | Q |
Mary Milne | ![]() |
Q | ||
Margaret Bell | ![]() |
Q | ||
Eva Dawes | ![]() |
Q | ||
Marjorie Clark | ![]() |
Q | ||
Elfriede Kaun | ![]() |
Q | ||
? | ||||
? |
Sources:[3]
Final[change | change source]
The final took place in the afternoon on 9 August 1934.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
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Selma Grieme | ![]() |
1.55 m. | |
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Mary Milne | ![]() |
1.525 m. | |
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Margaret Bell | ![]() |
1.525 m. | |
4 | Eva Dawes | ![]() |
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5 | Marjorie Clark | ![]() |
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6 | Elfriede Kaun | ![]() |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.