1926 Women's World Games – shot put
| Shot put at the 1926 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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 Silver medal winner Elsa Svensson during the event | ||||||||||
| Venue | Slottsskogsvallen | |||||||||
| Location | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning score | 19.54 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1926 Women's World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 60 m | women |
| 100 y | women |
| 250 m | women |
| 1000 m | women |
| 100 y hurdles | women |
| 4×100 y relay | women |
| 1000 m walk | women |
| Field events | |
| High jump | women |
| Long jump | women |
| Standing long jump | women |
| Shot put | women |
| Discus throw | women |
| Javelin throw | women |
The shot put event at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen was the second time the shot put was held at Women's World Games. The event consisted of a qualification and the final on 28 August 1926.
Czechoslovak Maria Vidlaková won the event with 19.54 meter, ahead of Swedish Elsa Svensson and Polish Halina Konopacka.[1]
Competition format[change | change source]
In the shot put event each athlete threw using their right hand, then their left. Their final mark was the total of the best mark with their right-handed throw and the best mark with their left-handed throw. The shot (ball) weighed 3.628 kg.[1]
Results[change | change source]
Final[change | change source]
The final took place during the afternoon of 27 August.[1][2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance (m) | Right (m) | Left (m) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maria Vidlaková |  Czechoslovakia |
19.54 | 10.34 | 9.20 | |
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Elsa Svensson |  Sweden |
19.42 | 10.68 | 8.76 | |
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Halina Konopacka |  Poland |
19.25 | 10.47 | 8.78 | |
| 4 | Elfriede Karlson |  Latvia |
19.13 | 10.43 | 8.70 | |
| 5 | Ruth Svedberg | Sweden |
18.85 | 10.24 | 8.61 | |
| 6 | Mary Weston |  Great Britain |
18.78 | 9.70 | 9.08 | |
| 7 | Sidonie Verschueren |  Belgium |
17.62 | |||
| 8 | ? | ? | ||||
| 9 | Lucie Petit-Diagre |  France |
17.21 | [3] | ||
| 10 | Marguerite Radideau | France |
15.86 | [4] |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "De vrouwenspelen van Gothemburg" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 31 August 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "LUCIE (GEORGETTE) PETIT". French Athletics (in French).
- ↑ "MARGUERITE RADIDEAU". French Athletics (in French).
Other websites[change | change source]
- Image of Maria Svidlakoá during the event (winner)
- Image and another Image of Elsa Svensson during the event (finished second)
- Image of Halina Konopacka during the event (finished third)
- Image of Rugh Svedberg during the event (finished fifth)