The 1926 Women's World Games (Swedish II. Internationella kvinnliga idrottsspelen, French 2èmes jeux féminins mondiaux ) were the second regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between 27[1] – 29 August[2][3] at the Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg.[4][5]
| Host city | Gothenburg |
|---|---|
| Country |  Sweden |
| Dates | 27 – 29 August 1926 |
Events
The games were organized by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale under Alice Milliat[2][5] as a response to the IOC refusal to include women's events in the 1924 Olympic Games.
The games were attended by 100 participants from 9 nations:[5] Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France,[1] Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. Kinue Hitomi was the sole participant from Japan, she won the long jump with a new world record, she also won the standing long jump, came second place in discus, third in 100 yards, fifth in 60 metres and sixth in 250 metres putting Japan in fifth place single-handedly.[3][4]
The athletes competed in 12 events:[6][7] running (60 metres, 100 yards, 250 metres, 1000 metres, 4 x 110 yards relay och hurdling 100 yards), high jump, long jump, standing long jump, discus throw, javelin and shot put.
The tournament was opened with an olympic style ceremony,[2] the opening speech was held by Mary von Sydow (wife of Oscar von Sydow). The games attended an audience of 20,000 spectators and several world records were set.[2][5]
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m | Marguerite Radideau France | 7.8 | Florence Haynes  United Kingdom | 7.8 | Rose Thompson United Kingdom | 7.8 |
| 100 yd | Marguerite Radideau France | 11.8 | Rose Thompson United Kingdom | 11.8 | Kinue Hitomi Japan | 12.0 |
| 250 m | Eileen Edwards United Kingdom | 33.4 | Vera Palmer Great Britain | 34.6 | Marguerite Radideau France | 35.4 |
| 1000 m | Edith Trickey United Kingdom | 3:08.8 | Inga Gentzel Sweden | 3:09.4 | Louise Bellon France | 3:10.4 |
| 100 yds hurdles | Ludmila Sychrová Poland | 14.4 | Edith White United Kingdom | 14.8 | Hilda Hatt United Kingdom | 15.0 |
| 4×110 yds relay | United Kingdom Dorothy Scouler Florence Haynes Eileen Edwards Rose Thompson | 49.8 | France Louise Bellon Geneviève Laloz Yolande Plancke Marguerite Radideau | 51.2 |  Czechoslovakia | 52.8 |
| 1000 m track walk | Daisy Crossley United Kingdom | 5:10.0 | Albertine Regel France | 5:12.4 | Only two starters | |
| High jump | Hélène Bons France | 1.50 m | Hilda Hatt United Kingdom | 1.45 m | Inga Broman Sweden | 1.45 m |
| Long jump | Kinue Hitomi Japan | 5.50 m | Muriel Gunn United Kingdom | 5.44 m | Zdena Smolová Czechoslovakia | 5.28 m |
| Standing long jump | Kinue Hitomi Japan | 2.49 m | Zdena Smolová Czechoslovakia | 2.47 m | Barbara Holliday United Kingdom | 2.37 m |
| Discus throw | Halina Konopacka Poland | 37.71 m | Kinue Hitomi Japan | 33.62 m | Elsa Svensson Sweden | 31.78 m |
| Javelin throw Two handed | Anne-Lisa Adelsköld Sweden | 49.15 m | Louise Fawcett United Kingdom | 45.41 m | Märta Hallgren Sweden | 45.06 m |
| Shot put Two handed [nb] | Maria Vidlaková Czechoslovakia | 19.54 m | Elsa Svensson Sweden | 19.42 m | Halina Konopacka Poland | 19.25 m |
- nb Each athlete in the shot put and javelin throw events 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.
Also Sophie Mary Eliott-Lynn competed at javelin throw coming fourth with a throw of 44.63 metres and Mary Weston finished sixth in the shot put.
Points table
| Place | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 50 |
| 2 | France | 27 |
| 3 | Sweden | 20 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 19 |
| 5 | Japan | 15 |
| 6 | Poland | 7 |
| 7 |  Latvia | 1 |