1930 Women's World Games Host city Prague Country Czechoslovakia Dates 6–8 September 1930
Halina Konopacka , winner of the discus event The 1930 Women's World Games (Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze , French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games , the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Letná Stadium in Prague .[ 4] [ 5]
Events
The games were organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat [ 1] IOC decision to include only a few women's events in the 1928 Olympic Games.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The games were attended by 200 participants from 17 nations,[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 5] [ 3] [ 6]
The athletes competed in 12 events:[ 1] [ 7] 60 metres , 100 metres, 200 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay and hurdling 80 metres ), high jump , long jump , discus throw , javelin , shot put and triathlon (100 metres, high jump and javelin). The tournament also held exhibition events in football, basketball, handball, fencing, shooting and canoeing.[ 1]
The tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony . The games attended an audience of 15,000 spectators[ 4]
On September 8 the sole basketball match was played between Canada (Team West) and France (Team Europe), Canada won by 18-14.[ 3] [ 6]
Medal summary
A special commemorative medal was issued for the participants.[ 8]
Points table
References
^ a b c d e Praha 1930 - III Ženské světové hry Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Czech Association for Olympic and Sport Philately, Retrieved 10 December 2013^ a b c Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin , page 9Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Sylvain Charlet, Amicale des Entraineurs d'Ile de France d'Athlétisme AEIFA, Retrieved 10 December 2013^ a b c d Kidd, Bruce (1994). "The Women's Olympic Games: Important Breakthrough Obscured By Time" . CAAWS Action Bulletin . Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013 . ^ a b c d Leigh, Mary H.; Thérèse M. Bonin (1977). "The Pioneering Role Of Madame Alice Milliat and the FSFI in Establishing International Trade and Field Competition for Women" (PDF) . Journal of Sport History . 4 (1). North American Society for Sport History: 72– 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2013 . ^ a b c Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine NordNet.fr, Retrieved 10 December 2013^ a b UBC Women's Basketball team Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine University of British Columbia, Retrieved 10 December 2013^ FSFI Women's World Games ^ Participation badge Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki w Warszawie / Museum of Sports and Tourism, retrieved 24 October 2015
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