1922 Women's World Games – 100 yards
| 100 yards at the 1922 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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 Winner of the event Nora Callebout | ||||||||||
| Venue | Stade Pershing | |||||||||
| Location | Paris, France | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 August 1922 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12.0 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1922 Women's World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Track events | |
| 60 m | women |
| 100 y | women |
| 300 m | women |
| 1000 m | women |
| 100 y hurdles | women |
| 4×110 y relay | women |
| Field events | |
| High jump | women |
| Long jump | women |
| Standing long jump | women |
| Shot put | women |
| Javelin throw | women |
The 100 yards event at the 1922 Women's World Games took place in Paris at the Stade Pershing on 20 August 1922. Eight athletes from four nations participated in the 100 yards.[1] Both the heats and the final took place during during the afternoon session.[2][3]
During the event two world records were broken. Marie Mejzlikova II broke during heat 2 the world record in the 100 yards with 11.4 seconds, and also in the 80 metres with 10.0 seconds.[1]
British Nora Callebout won the final in a time of 12.0 seconds, ahead of the Czechoslovak Marie Mejzlikova II and British Mary Lines.[1]
Results
[change | change source]Heats
[change | change source]The heats consisted of two series, where best two athletes of each heat continued to the final.[2]
Heat 1
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Lines |  Great Britain |
11.6 sec | Q |
| 2 | Lucie Prost |  France |
12.2 sec | Q[4] |
| 3 | Bozena Srámková |  Czechoslovakia |
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| 4 | Ester Green |  United States |
[3] |
Heat 2
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Mejzlikova II | Czechoslovakia |
11.4 sec | WR, Q |
| 2 | Nora Callebout | Great Britain |
Q | |
| 3 | Mabel Gilliland | United States |
[3] | |
| 4 | Louise Noeppel | France |
[4] |
During the second heat, Marie Mejzlikova II also broke the 80 metres world record.
| Record | Time | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 metres | 10.0 sec | Marie Mejzlikova II | Czechoslovakia
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Source:[1]
Final
[change | change source]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nora Callebout | Great Britain |
12.0 sec | |
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Marie Mejzlikova II | Czechoslovakia |
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Mary Lines | Great Britain |
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| 4 | Lucie Prost | France |
[4] |
Source:[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "L'Olympiade féminine". Le Journal (in French). 21 August 1921. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louise Mead Tricard (20 August 1922). "Les championnats des sportives groupant un choix international". L'Auto (in French). p. 1 – via gallica.bnf.fr.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Louise Mead Tricard (1996). American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980. McFarland & Company. p. 77-78. ISBN 978-0-7864-0219-9 – via Google Books.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gérard Dupuy (2 August 2022). Jeux Mondiaux Feminins (PDF) (in French). French Athletics Federation. p. 7.