1924 France–Czechoslovakia women's athletics match

The 1924 France–Czechoslovakia women's athletics match was an international women's athletics match where a national team of female French athletes competed against a national team of Czechosolvak athletes. It took place on 14 September 1924 at Stade Pershing in Paris, France.

During the competition two world records were broken. The competition was won by France with 56 points ahead of Czechoslovakia with 41 points.

Two Belgian women took part in a few events outside competition and a few international events were held outside the country match.

 Background 
The event took place in the early era of international women’s athletics with the first women’s international tournaments being held from 1921. The event was held two years after the 1922 Women's World Games that took place in Paris.

 Competition 

 200 metres 
Place Athlete Time  Points  Note 1  26.4 sec 5 NR 2  27.4 sec3  3  2 4  1

 50 metres 
Place Athlete Time  Points  Note 1  10.2 sec 5 NR 2  3 3   2 4  1

 83 metres hurdles 
Place Athlete Time  Points  Note 1  14.2 sec 5 NR -   -  outside of competition 2  3 3  2 4  1

 High jump 
Place Athlete Height  Points  Note 1  1.40 m 5 1.40 m 5 -  1.35 m  -  outside of competition3  1.30 m 2  1.30 m 1

 Shot put 
The score was the total of a throw with the right arm and with the left arm.
Place Athlete Right arm Left arm Total Points Note 1  10.835 m  9.68 m 20.515 m 5  2  10.045 m  8.705 mCalculated 18.75-10.045  18.75 m 3 3  9.66 m  8.43 mCalculated 18.09-9.66  18.09 m 2 4  8.675 m 7.51 m 16.185 m 1 

 Javelin throw 
The score was the total of a throw with the right arm and with the left arm.
Place Athlete Right arm Left arm Distance Points Note 1    47.02 m 5 2  25.69 m 18.28 mCalculated: 43.97 - 25.69  43.97 m 3  3  20.61 m 20.22 m  40.83 m 2 4  23.20 m  15.90 m  39.108 m 1 

 Long jump 
Place Athlete Distance Points Note 1  5.09 m 5 2  4.77 m 3 3  4.74 m 2 -  4.72 m -outside competition 4  4.71 m 1

 Discus throw 
Place Athlete Distance Points Note 1  29.44 m 5 WR 2  27.90 m or 28.90 m3 3   26.36 m 2 4  25.03 m 1

 4 x 100 metres relay 
+4x 100 metres relayPlace Team TimePoints 1  Marguerite Radideau Andree DarreauGermaine Darreau 53.6 sec.  2 ???? + 15 m

 Overall classification 

RankAthletePoints 1 56 2 41

 Events outside country match 
A few more events were held outside the country match. During these events two world records were broken. Resel broke the world record in the 880 yards race walk in a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds, beating the former world record of 4 minutes and 17.4 seconds. Edith Alauze broke the 120 yards hurdles world record with a time of 17.8 seconds.

 880 yards race walk 
Place Athlete Time  Note 1  4:13.0WR

 120 yards hurdles 
Place Athlete Time  Note 1  17.8 sWR 2   3  19.0 s  4  

 References 

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