1922 Women's Olympiad

Monegasque women's sport's event October 2017 1922 Women's Olympiad Monte Carlo Monaco 15–23 April 1922 1921 1923 thumb|150 px| Mary Lines thumb|150 px| Hilda Hatt thumb|150 px| Germaine Delapierre thumb|150 px| Francesca Pianzola thumb|150 px| Violette Morris The 1922 Women's Olympiad (fr Jeux Athlétiques Internationaux Féminins and fr Jeux Olympiques Féminins) was the secondGhislaine Quintillan: Alice Milliat and the Women’s Games, Olympic Review 2000, page 27 (LA84 Foundation), Retrieved January 4, 2017 international women's sports event, a 7-day multi-sport event organised by Alice Milliat and held on 15Bernett, Hajo: Die ersten olympischen Wettbewerbe im internationalen Frauensport (in German) Sozial- und Zeitgeschichte des Sports, Heft 2/1988, page 66-86 (ISSN 0931-7031), Retrieved January 4, 2017 http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/archives/ImageZoomViewerPA.php?WDIDDOC=2006044129079786500000&WDVOLUMEID=VOL701&j=14&m=04&a=1922&journal=2 Les Jeux Athlétiques Féminins de Monte Carlo L'Éclaireur de Nice, April 14, 1922, page 1 (also15-23 April) fr February 25, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062508/http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/archives/ImageZoomViewerPA.php?WDIDDOC=2006044129079786500000&WDVOLUMEID=VOL701&j=14&m=04&a=1922&journal=2 February 27, 2017 – April 23 http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/archives/ImageZoomViewerPA.php?WDIDDOC=2005042935155497433000&WDVOLUMEID=VOL216&j=15&m=04&a=1922&journal=1 Les Jeux Athlétiques Féminins de Monte Carlo Le Petit Niçois, April 15, 1922, page 2 (also April 16–23) fr February 25, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062510/http://www.basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr/archives/ImageZoomViewerPA.php?WDIDDOC=2005042935155497433000&WDVOLUMEID=VOL216&j=15&m=04&a=1922&journal=1 February 27, 2017 http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/jeux_mondiaux_feminins/jmfannee23022017.pdf Jeux Mondiaux Féminins Commission Documentation et Histoire, cdm.athle.com, chapter 7, page 3-6 fr February 25, 2017 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Chronique de l'athlétisme féminin https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213730/http://home.nordnet.fr/scharlet/feminin.htm March 3, 2016 (in French) NordNet.fr, Retrieved January 4, 2017Generell News IAAF Athletics, November 23, 2008, Retrieved January 4, 2017 1922Circul`Info N°109 (in French) page 3, Mission Locale (Paroles de jeunes), Retrieved January 4, 2017Alice Milliat https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210527/http://home.nordnet.fr/scharlet/alice.htm March 3, 2016 (in French) NordNet.fr, Retrieved January 4, 2017 in Monte CarloGertrud Pfister: Frauen und Olympische Spiele https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002659/http://www.dosb.de/en/olympia/detail/news/vom_ausschluss_zur_integration_frauen_und_olympische_spiele/printer.html February 2, 2017 (in German) 2000, Deutsche Olympische Sportbund (DOSB), Retrieved January 4, 2017 at the International Sporting Club of Monaco. The tournament was formally called "Deuxiéme Meeting International d'Éducation Physique Féminine". It was also the second of three Women's Olympiads or "Monte Carlo Games"Women in Athletics – from 1900 – 1950 https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235027/http://www.athletics-archive.com/historyofathletics/womeninathleticsii/default.htm February 1, 2017 Literature of Track and Field Athletics (ATHLOS), Retrieved January 4, 2017 held annually at the venue in Monaco,The Women's Olympic Games Comité Olympique Monégasque, Retrieved January 4, 2017Échos & Nouvelles (in French) Journal de Monaco April 25, 1922, page 1, Retrieved January 4, 2017 and the secondSylvain Charlet: Rétrospective de l'athlétisme féminin https://web.archive.org/web/20180224112946/http://docplayer.fr/4824087-Retrospective-de-l-athletisme-feminin-par-sylvain-charlet.html February 24, 2018 (in French) page 2, Association des Entraineurs d'Ile de France d'athlétisme (AEIFA), Retrieved January 4, 2017 forerunner of the quadrennial Women's World Games, organised in 1922–34 by the International Women's Sports Federation founded by Milliat in late 1921. Events The games were organized as the previous 1921 Women's Olympiad by Fédération des Sociétés Féminines Sportives de France (FSFSF) under Alice Milliat and Camille Blanc, director of the "International Sporting Club de Monaco" as a response to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision not to include women's events in the 1924 Olympic Games. The games were attended by 300 participants from 7 nations: Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Norway (mentioned by several sources, however no Norwegian athletes appear in the result lists), Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The tournament was a huge promotion for women's sports. TeamNationParticipants 1 ? 2 ? 3 ? 4 Italy 1861 ? 5 ? 6 ? 7 ? The athletes competed in 11 events: running (60 metres, 250 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 75 metres relay, 4 x 175 metres relay and hurdling 65 metres), high jump, long jump, javelin, shot put and Athletics pentathlon. The tournament also held exhibition events in basketball, cycling, gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The pentathlon event was the firstMatthews Peter Historical Dictionary of Track and Field https://books.google.com/books?id=dQFHe9RwE0wC&pg=PA164 January 4, 2017 2012 Scarecrow Press 9780810867819 164–5 Pentathlon recorded Women's pentathlon, the 5 events were 60 metres, 300 metres, high jump, javelin, and shot put (the throwing events were two-hand). Regular women's pentathlon was introduced at the 1934 Women's World Games in London During the games there were also events held in water sports (among the first for women outside the Olympic Games) with swimming events, where teams from the Netherlands and Sweden also participated. Events were swimming 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres, relays and water polo. The tournament was held partly at the "Stade Nautique du Port" at the Monaco harbour and partly at the "Tir aux Pigeons" in the gardens Les jardins du Casino of the Monte Carlo Casino. Results Athletics Almost all gold medals went to athletes from France and the United Kingdom, medalists for each event: 60-metre Nora Callebout 8,2 secMary Lines ? Bozena Srámková ?250-metre Mary Lines 39,0 sec Nelly Hicks Alice Beuns800-metre Suzanne Porte 2.37,6 Marcelle Neveu Madeleine Dupont 4 x 75 m relay Team FFFGSFranceAlice GonnetLucie ProstPaulette de CrozeAlice Beuns 51,8 sec Team EnglandUnited KingdomMary LinesIvy LowmanDaisy WrightNora Callebout Team FSFSFFranceGermaine DelapierreCécile MaugarsYvonne de WynneAndrée Patureau 4 x 175 m relay Team EnglandUnited KingdomNora CalleboutIvy LowmanMary LinesHornovsky Team FFFGSFranceGeneviève LalozAlice GonnetPaulette de CrozeAlice Beuns Team FSFSFFranceCécile MaugarsGermaine DarreauThérèse BruléThérèse Renaut Hurdles Daisy Wright 11,4 sec Hilda Hatt Alice Beuns High jump Madeleine Bracquemond shared Gold 1,37 m Hilda Hatt shared Gold 1,37 m shared Frédérique Kussel Alice De Pauw Ivy Lowman 1,35 mLong jump Mary Lines 4,66 m Elise van Truyen 4,52 m Marie Jirásková 4,47 mJavelin, two-handednb nb nb Francesca Pianzola 39,77 m Florence Birchenough 38,71 m Britte 35,85 mShot put, two-handednb nb nb 3,628 kg Violette Morris 17,77 m Miloslava Havlickova 14,95 m Florence Hurren 14,81 mPentathlon Ivy Lowman Hilda Hatt Geneviève Laloz nb nb 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. Daisy Wright and Hilda Hatt also competed in hurdles, previous winner in hurdles Germaine Delapierre participated in the high jump event. The basketboll tournament was won by Team Haguenau after a win in the final against Team England with 9–8. Aquatics thumb|150 px| Germaine van Dievoet thumb|150 px| Aina Berg thumb|150 px| Carin Nilsson thumb|150 px| Hjördis Töpel thumb|150 px| Eva Ollivier The swimming events were held April 20–23, participants from Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom competed in 10 events. During the competitions Sweden secured 4 victories, the Netherlands 3 victories, France won 2 events and United Kingdom won 1 event. 100-metre freestyle, int Aina Berg Carin Nilsson Germaine van Dievoet 100-metre freestyle, regional Mariette Protin Bienna Pélégry A Veglio 100-metre backstroke, int Truus Klapwijk D Hart Alice Harflinger 200-metre breaststroke, int D Hart Elisa van den Bogaert Hjördis Töpel 400-metre freestyle, int Carin Nilsson Ernestine Lebrun D Roux 4 x 50 m relay Alice HarflingerAlice StoffelErnestine LebrunMariette Protin Truus Klapwijk I Brandt A Trejters M Borsennez De Coniak Elisa van den Bogaert Germaine van Dievoet J Weiters 4 × 200 m relay Margit BrattHjördis TöpelCarin NilssonAina Berg High diving springboard, 3 m Truus Klapwijk Eva Olliwier Henriette Delbort High diving platform, 10 m Eva Olliwier Hjördis Töpel Cecily O'Bryen The water polo tournament was won by Team Netherlands after a win in the final against Team England with 6–0. Legacy A special commemorative medal was issued for the participants.Medailles Sports L'Association Numismatique de Monaco, Retrieved January 4, 2017 Later in 1922 the first Women's World Games were held in Paris, the 1923 Women's Olympiad were held at the same Monaco venue.Women's teams from universities in the United Kingdom initiated women's inter-varsity competition in 1921 and the Inter-Varsity Athletics Board (IVAB) in England held its first inter-varsity track and field competition for women in 1922.Duval Lynne 2001-05-01 The Development of Women's Track and Field in England. The Role of the Athletic Club, 1920s-1950s https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17460260109443374 The Sports Historian 21 1 1–34 10.1080/17460260109443374 1351-5462 21046845 subscription Cole Dr Matt Leading The Field: The Story of Sport at the University of Birmingham https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/strategic-framework/leading-the-field.pdf University of BirminghamDaly Tommy 2025-05-09 The Early Years of Sport at the University of Birmingham (1900-1918) https://www.sportandfitness.bham.ac.uk/blog/the-early-years-of-sport-at-the-university-of-birmingham-1900-1918university-of-birmingham-the-early-years-of-sport/ 2026-09-20 University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness en-US The first women's national championships in track and field were held after the inaugural 1922 Women's World Games and the 1921, 1922 and 1923 Women's Olympiads. In the United Kingdom, the Women's Amateur Athletic Association was founded in 1922 and held the first WAAA Championships the following year.2023-09-22 2023: 100 years of Women’s Athletics – The Athletics Museum https://theathleticsmuseum.org.uk/100-years/ 2026-10-11 en-GB In the United States, the 1923 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships included a women's competition for the first time.Tricard Louise Mead https://books.google.com/books?id=vvrwcB3DeEwC&pg=PA88 American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980 McFarland 1996 978-0-7864-0219-9 1 88–89 8 March 2018USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAOutdoorTF.aspx 8 March 2018 USA Track & Field Notes lower-alpha References External links pictures (Bibliothèque nationale de France – BnF) pictures (Getty Images) pictures (Gouvernement Princier, Principauté de Monaco) pictures (Monaco Channel) film (British Pathé) film (YouTube) Participation medal Category:Women's World Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by Monaco Category:1922 in multi-sport events Category:1922 in sports Category:1922 in Monaco Category:Multi-sport events in Monaco Category:1922 in women's sport Category:1922 in water sports Women's Olympiad Category:Women's sport in Monaco