1926 Women's World Games – 100 yards

The 100 yards event at the 1926 Women's World Games was the second time the 100 yards was held at Women's World Games. The event took place in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen during the first day of the Games on 27 August 1926. At the 1930 Women's World Games the 100 yards was replaced by the 100 metres event.

French Marguerite Radideau won the final in a time of 11.8 seconds, ahead of the British Rose Thompson and Japanese Kinue Hitomi.

Results
Heats
The first athletes of each heat continued to the final. In addition the number two of the first three heat continued.

Heat 1
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1   Marguerite Radideau     Q 2  Märta Johansson      Q 3  Janina Grabicka    12.8  Image of heat 1 4  (#59)       

Heat 2
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1  Rose Thompson     Q 2  Ludmila Sychrová    Q 3 Yolande Plancke   12.4  q image of heat 2 4 Zinaida Liepiņa    

Heat 3
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time  Notes 1   Kinue Hitomi     Q 2  Florence Haynes    Q 3  Helena Woynarowska   12.6    

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Final
Rank  Name  Nationality  Time (s)  Notes   Marguerite Radideau    11.8     Rose Thompson    11.8  + 10 cm   Kinue Hitomi    12.0  4 Florence Haynes    +10 cm 5  Ludmila Sychrová        +20 cm 6 Yolande Plancke   12.8  7 Märta Johansson     +10 cm
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References

Other websites
newspaper with finish photo, p. 4

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