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1922 Women's World Games – 4 × 110 yards relay

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4 × 110 yards relay
at the 1922 Women's World Games
VenueStade Pershing
LocationParis, France
Dates20 August 1922
Competitors16 from 4 nations
Winning time51.8 (WR)
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Czechoslovakia
1926 →

The 4 × 110 yards relay event at the 1922 Women's World Games took place in Paris at the Stade Pershing on 20 August 1922. According to the schedule, the heats took place during the morning session, with the final during the afternoon session.[1] The British team won the event in a new world record.

It was scheduled that there was a qualifcation for the final during the morning session, consisiting of two heats. The best team of each heat continued to the final and the fastest number two.[1] However, four teams competed in the final.[2]

The American team finished second in the relay but was declared "distanced" and was placed to the fourth place. Steward placed a protest but was not succesfull.[3]

In the final results the British team won the event in a new world record with a time of 51.8 seconds, ahead of France and Czechoslovakia.[2]

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1  Great Britain Mary Lines
Nora Callebout
Daisy Leach [sv]
Gwendoline Porter
51.8 sec WR
2  France Lucie Prost [fr]
Germaine Robin [sv]
Yvonne De Wynne [sv]
Louise Noeppel [sv]
51.2 sec
3  Czechoslovakia Marie Mejzlíková II
Bozena Srámková
Marie Mejzlíková I
Marie Jirásková
52.8 sec
4  United States * disqualified[2]
"distanced"[3]

Source:[2]

* Ahead of the Games, five American athletes were named for the relay: Elizabeth Stine, Mabel Gilliland, Katherina Agar, Esther Green and Rosemary Hall.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Louise Mead Tricard (20 August 1922). "Les championnats des sportives groupant un choix international". L'Auto (in French). p. 1 – via gallica.bnf.fr.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "L'Olympiade féminine". Le Journal (in French). 21 August 1921. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. 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.