1925 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting

The 1925 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting was an international women's athletics competition in Brussels, Belgium organized by the Brussels Femina Club. The meeting was held at Stade de l'Union on 5 July 1925. It was the fourth time the meeting was held.

Entrants
Clubs and names of early Belgian entrants were published on 18 June 1925. Updates were published and international athletes announced on 2 July 1925, 3 July 1925 and 4 July 1925 An almost complete list, including the athletes competing in the national events, was published on 5 July.


+British athletesNameClub Hilda Hatt London Olympiades Athletic Club Nora Callebout London Olympiades Athletic Club Vera Palmer London Olympiades Athletic Club Florence Birchenough London Olympiades Athletic Club Edith Trickey London Olympiades Athletic Club Phyllis Green London Olympiades Athletic Club

+Polish athleteNameClub Halina Konopacka A.Z.S. Warschau

+Belgian international athletesNameClub Paulette Andry Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles Elvire Clicteur Football Club Brugeois Irène De VlaeminckFootball Club BrugeoisDefives Sporting Club Liégois Ida Degrande Football Club BrugeoisDesmedt  Marguerite Dujardin Sporting Club LiégoisAntoinette Gallemaers Atlante de Bruxelles Joncret Atlante de Bruxelles Rose Mayer Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles G. MergeayAtlante de Bruxelles Lisette Pétré Brussels Femina Club Pinnel Brussels Femina Club Marie Plentinckx Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles Lucienne Renaux Olympic Femina Club de st-GillesM. Six Brussels Femina ClubSpeltens Atlante de BruxellesLéontine Stevens Les Sportives d'Anderlecht  Marie Stevens  Jeanne Van Kesteren Brussels Femina ClubEspérance van Steenlandt Rust Roest de BrugesWalburga Van Steenlandt Rust Roest de Bruges Jenny Toitgans Brussels Femina Club Henriette Vandaelen Atalante de Bruxelles Georgette Vandyck Les Sportives d'Anderlecht

Schedule
The meeting started at 3pm (local time). 
 # Category Event Round 1  debutants and 2nd category 200 metres  heats 2 international javelin throwfinal 2 international 83 metres hurdlesfinal 4  debutants and 2nd category   200 metres final  5 international 80 metres  heats 6  schools  4 x 60 metres relay 7 international 80 metres  final 8 international discus throw final 9 international 250 metresheats 10 juniors  4 x 80 metres relay 11 international 250 metresfinal 12  debutants and 2nd category   800 metres final  13 international high jumpfinal 14 international 1000 metresfinal 15 international long jumpfinal 16 international Swedish Relayfinal

Opening ceremony
The started with a parade of the athletes. Flowers were given to the Belgian national champions, to the Polish national champion Halina Konopacka and to the British atlhetes.

Results (international)
The meeting was held on 5 July 1925 from 3pm (local time). The matches were well attended, with full stands. Next to the international events, also national events were contested.

Javelin throw
The Polish Halina Konopacka won the event in a new national record. It was stated in a report that she was much better than the others.
Place. Athlete Distance Note 1  27.74 m NR  2  20.92 m  3  19.89 m 4  19.56 m 5  19.16 m 6  17.41 m 7  17.10 m

83 metres hurdles
The 83 metres hurdles was an easy victory for the British Hilda Hatt.
Place Athlete Time 1  15.2 sec 2  +2 m 3 

80 metres
For the 80 metres final were appointed: Nora Callebout, Antoinette Gallemaers, Rose Mayer, Vera Palmer and Paulette Andry.
+80 m (final)Place Athlete Time 1  10.6 s. 2  +1 mm 3  +2 m. 4   +50 cm 5   6   

Discus throw

Place Athlete Distance 1  28.49 m. 2  26.84 m. 3 25.32 m. 4  +3 m.

250 metres
The 250 metres event consisted of two heats where the first two athletes to the final.

+ Heat 1Place Athlete Time1 36.6 s. 2 3   

+ Heat 2Place Athlete Time1 37.2 s. 2 3  

+ FinalPlace Athlete Time1 35.6 s.2  + 8 m.3  + 4 m.4 + 5 m.5 

1000 metres
Degrande was leading the first part of the race ahead of British Edith Trickey. At a certain point Belgian Walburga Van Steenlandt moved to the front of the race. After a sprint of Trickey, she wins in 2:15, only one meter ahead of Van Steenlandt.
Place Athlete Time1 3:152 +1 m.3   + 5 m.4  + 5 m.4  + 5 m.

High jump
Place Athlete Height Note1 1.51 m  WR2  1.47 m3  1.40 m after jump-off4  1.35 m5  1.25 m

Long jump

Place Athlete Distance1 4.75 m.2  4.60 m.3   3.99 m.

Swedish Relay
The Swedish Relay is a relay race of 800 metres, 600 metres, 400 metres and 200 metres.
+Swedish RelayPlace Team Time 1  London OACEdith TrickeyVera PalmerNora CalleboutHilda HattPhyllis Green 55.5 sec.   2  Belgian Team IEsperance van SteenlandtWalburga Van SteenlandtLisette PetréAntoinette GallemaersPaulette Andry +100 m. 3  Belgian Team IIIda DegrandeElvire ClicteurIrène De VlaeminckSpeltensDesmedt +60 m. 4  Belgian Team IIIDeporteM. SixLucienne RenauxLéontine StevensRose Mayer  

Related pages
1922 Brussels international women's athletics competitions

References

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