Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – discus throw
| Discus throw at the 1930 Women's World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Letná Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Prague | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Winning score | 35.23 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The discus throw event at the 1930 Women's World Games was held in Prague at the Letná Stadium, with the qualification and final being held on 7 September 1930.
20 athletes from 12 nations competed in the event.[1]
Entrants
[change | change source]In August 1930 entrants were published of the athletes of 5 nations: the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy and Great Britain. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the discus throw event.[2][3]
Results
[change | change source]Qualification
[change | change source]The qualification took place in the morning of 7 September 1930, under bad weather conditions.[4][5]
Polish Halina Konopacka won the qualification ahead of German Tilly Fleischer and Italian Vittorina Vivenza. Swedish Elsa Svensson, Latvian Karlson and British Weston also qualified.[5] The Dutch Dora Wevers had three invalid throws and so didn't qualify.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halina Konopacka |  Poland |
36.29 m | Q |
| 2 | Tilly Fleischer |  Germany |
35.82 m | Q |
| 3 | Vittorina Vivenza |  Italy |
35.32 m | Q |
| 4 | Elsa Svensson |  Sweden |
34.5 m | Q |
| 5 | Elfriede Karlson |  Latvia |
34.2 m | Q |
| 6 | Mark Weston |  Great Britain |
33.7 m | Q |
| 7 | ? | |||
| 8 | ? | |||
| ? | ? | |||
| - | Dora Wevers |  Netherlands |
-, -, - |
Final
[change | change source]The final took place in the afternoon of 7 September. The weather was still bad.[6][5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Halina Konopacka | Poland |
36.80 | |
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Tilly Fleischer | Germany |
35.82 | |
 |
Vittorina Vivenza | Italy |
35.23 | |
| 4 | Elfriede Karlson | Latvia |
34.74 | |
| 5 | Elsa Svensson | Sweden |
34.32 | |
| 6 | Mark Weston | Great Britain |
33.70 |
Source:[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Nederlandsche Atleten naar Praag en Brussel". Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 27 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Derde werdeldspelen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 15 August 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mej. Gisolf scheurde een spier". Het volk (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Onze dames blinken uit". De avondpost (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.