1924 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting

1924 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting
1924 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting
Dates	9-10 August 1924
Host city	Brussels, Belgium
Venue	Duden Park
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor track and field
Participation	26 (international) athletes from ; 2 nations
	← 1923 1925 → ;

The 1924 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting was an international women's athletics competition in Brussels, Belgium organized by the Brussels Femina Club. The meeting was held at Duden Park from 9 to 10 August 1924. It was the third time the meeting was held. Compared to the two former editions in 1922 and 1923 where the Belgian athletes competed against French and Belgian athletes, in this edition the Belgian athletes competed against athletes from Czechoslovakia.^[1]

Next to the competitions there was a demonstration of ball throwing (derived from hammer throwing) and on Sunday an match of Czhech handball (in some countries called hazena), a Czechoslovak national sport.^[1] Next to the international events, the meeting also included national 2nd division and students' athletics events.^[2]

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Entrants

The names of Czechoslovak athletes were published on 7 August.^[1] On 9 August a the schedule of the first day was published with the name of the athletes.^[2]

Czechoslovak athletes
Name	Event(s)
Bozena Srámková	60 metres 83 metres hurdles Long jump Javelin throw 4 x 80 metres relay 80 metres 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Aloisie Prokešová	60 metres 250 metres Long jump 4 x 80 metres relay 80 metres 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Marie Mejzlikova II	60 metres Long jump 4 x 80 metres relay Discus throw? 80 metres 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Miloslava Havlíčková [sv]	60 metres Long jump 4 x 80 metres relay Shot put 80 metres High jump
Marie Mejzlikova I	250 metres Discus throw? Shot put 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Kamila Olmerova	250 metres Javelin throw
Mária Vidláková	83 metres hurdles Discus throw
Katzova	83 metres hurdles
Marie Janderová [sv]	Javelin throw
Věra Galusková	Shot put High jump

Belgian international athletes
Name	Club	Event(s)
Elise Van Truyen	Brussels Femina Club	60 metres 250 metres Long jump 4 x 80 metres relay 80 metres 200 metres High jump
Lisette Pétré	Brussels Femina Club	60 metres 4 x 80 metres relay 4 x 80 metres relay 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Callebout	Brussels Femina Club	60 metres Long jump 4 x 80 metres relay 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Denis	Brussels Femina Club	60 metres 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Desmedt	Brussels Femina Club	Javelin throw
Pinnel	Brussels Femina Club	Javelin throw
Verduyn	Brussels Femina Club	Shot put
Jenny Toitgans	Brussels Femina Club	Discus throw
Henriette Vandaelen	Olympic Fémina	60 metres 83 metres hurdles
Louise Gits	Olympic Fémina	60 metres 250 metres 4 x 80 metres relay
Paulette Andry	Olympic Fémina	60 metres 83 metres hurdles 80 metres 200-100-200-100 metres relay
Seminckx	Olympic Fémina	60 metres 200 metres
Lucienne Renaux	Olympic Fémina	Javelin throw
Léontine Stevens	Sportives	250 metres Long jump Javelin throw? High jump
Marie Stevens [nl]	Sportives	250 metres Long jump Javelin throw(?)
Georgette Vandyck	Sportives	Javelin throw

Schedule

The meeting stated on both days at 15:00 (local time).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Category	Event	Round
Saturday 10 August
students	60 metres
international	Javelin throw	right + left
international	60 metres	heats + final
2nd division	80 metres	heats + final
international	Long jump
international	83 metres hurdles
international	250 metres
students	High jump
2nd division	4 x 200 metres relay
international	4 x 80 metres relay
Sunday 11 August
2nd division	200 metres
international	Discus throw
international	80 metres	Heats + Final
international	Shot put	Right + Left
2nd division	300 metres
international	200 metres
2nd division	Long jump
2nd division	4 x 80 metres relay
international	High jump
national	1000 metres
international	100-200-100-200 metres relay

Results (international)

Javelin throw

The javelin throw was won with "superiority" by the world record holder Kamila Olmerova.^[3]

Place.	Athlete	Right	Left	Total
1	Kamila Olmerova (TCH)	26.81 m	20.43 m	47.24 m
2	Marie Janderová [sv] (TCH)	26.73 m	17.41 m	44.16 m
3	Bozena Srámková (TCH)	21.62 m	16.91 m	38.53 m
4	Georgette Vandyck (BEL)	19.64 m	16.84 m	36.48 m
5	Marie Stevens [nl] (BEL)	19.84 m	13.19 m	33.03 m

60 metres

All Czechoslovak athletes qualified for the final. The Belgians Callebout, Denis, Henriette Vandaelen, Louise Gits, Paulette Andry and Seminckx didn't qualify for the final.

Heat 1
Place	Athlete	Time	Note
1	Kamila Olmerova (TCH)	8.4 sec	Q
2	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)	+1 m	Q
3	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	+ 0.5 m	Q

Heat 2
Place	Athlete	Time	Note
1	Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH)	8.2 sec	Q
2	Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] (TCH)	+1 m	Q
3	Lisette Pétré (BEL)	+ 0.75 m	Q

Final
Place	Athlete	Time
1	Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH)	8.6 sec
2	Bozena Srámková (TCH)
3	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)
4	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)
5	Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] (TCH)
6	Lisette Pétré (BEL)

Long jump

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	4.84 m
2	Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH)	4.78 m
3	Bozena Srámková (TCH)	4.62 m
4	Léontine Stevens (BEL)	4.19 m
3	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)	4.17 m
4	Callebaut (BEL)	3.93 m

83 metres hurdles

The 83 metres hurdles was won by Henriette Vandaelen who was leading the whole race. She ran with a "very classic" style.^[3]

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Henriette Vandaelen (BEL)	14.2 sec
2	Bozena Srámková (TCH)	14.4 sec^[5]	+4 m
3	Mária Vidláková (TCH)	14.4 sec^[5]

250 metres

The race was led from start to finish by Marie Mejzlikova I.^[3]

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Marie Mejzlikova I (TCH)	36.8 s
2	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)	+ 3 m
3	Louise Gits (BEL)	+ 1 m
4	Léontine Stevens (BEL)	+ 5 m
5	Marie Stevens [nl] (BEL)

4 x 80 metres relay

Denis dropped the baton and lost several meters, and so there was an easy victory by Czechoslovakia.^[3]

Place	Team	Time
1	Czechoslovakia Marie Mejzlikova II Aloisie Prokešová Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] Bozena Srámková
2	Belgium Elise Van Truyen Denis Louise Gits Lisette Pétré	+ 25 m

Discus throw

Each athlete had three attempts.^[4]

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Mária Vidláková (TCH)	26.05 m
2	Jenny Toitgans (BEL)	24.88 m
3	Marie Mejzlikova I (TCH)	24.68 m

Spot put

After three additional attempts, Marie Mejzlikova I broke the national record.^[4]

Place.	Athlete	Right	Left	Total	Note
1	Marie Mejzlikova I (TCH)	9.74 m	7.88 m	18.75 m	10.075?^[5]
2	Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] (TCH)	8.11 m	8.34 m	16.43 m	8.23?^[5]
3	Věra Galusková (TCH)	8.40 m	6.86 m	13.97 m	7.99?^[5]
4	Verduyn (BEL)	7.83 m

80 metres

There were several false start during the final race. Marie Mejzlikova II won after leading the whole race.^[4]

Heat 1
Place	Athlete	Time	Note
1	Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH)	10.5 sec	Q
2	Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] (TCH)	+4 m	Q
3	Paulette Andry (BEL)		Q

Heat 2
Place	Athlete	Time	Note
1	Bozena Srámková (TCH)	11.2 sec	Q
2	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	+1 m	Q
3	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)		Q

Final
Place	Athlete	Time
1	Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH)	10.4 sec
2	Bozena Srámková (TCH)	+1 m
3	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	+0.5 m
4	Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] (TCH)
5	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)
6	Paulette Andry (BEL)

200 metres

Elise Van Truyen was leading after the start, but was overtaken by Marie Mejzlikova I at the first corner.^[4]

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Marie Mejzlikova I (TCH)	28.4 s
2	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	+ 2 m
3	Aloisie Prokešová (TCH)
4	Seminckx (BEL)

High jump

Place	Athlete	Height
1	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	1.44 m
2	Věra Galusková (TCH)	1.35 m^[5] or 1.39 m
3	Miloslava Havlíčková [sv] (TCH)	1.34 m
4	Léontine Stevens (BEL)	1.30 m

200-100-200-100 metres relay

Place	Team	Time
1	Czechoslovakia Marie Mejzlikova I Marie Mejzlikova II Aloisie Prokešová Bozena Srámková	1:24.3
2	Belgium Denis Paulette Andry Callebaut Lisette Pétré	+ 10 m

Czech handball match

The Czechoslovak team gave a demonstration in Czech handball. The game of two teams was well received by the spectators.^[4]

Related pages

1922 Brussels international women's athletics competitions

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Le meeting International du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 7 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Le meeting International du Brussels F.C. | La première journéa a lieu aujourd'hui au Parc Duden" (in French). La Nation Belge. 9 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "Le grand meeting du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 10 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 "Le grand meeting du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 11 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 "TCH 1924 (1924 Czechoslovak athletics results)" (PDF) (in cz). Czech Athletics. p. 13-16. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

Images of athletes during the meeting (page 4)

[LNB1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Le meeting International du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 7 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.

[LNB2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Le meeting International du Brussels F.C. | La première journéa a lieu aujourd'hui au Parc Duden" (in French). La Nation Belge. 9 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.

[LNB3-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "Le grand meeting du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 10 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.

[LNB4-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 "Le grand meeting du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 11 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.

[TCH-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 ^5.5 ^5.6 "TCH 1924 (1924 Czechoslovak athletics results)" (PDF) (in cz). Czech Athletics. p. 13-16. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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