1926 Women's World Games – long jump

The long jump event at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg at the Slottsskogsvallen was the second time the long jump was held at Women's World Games.

Japanese Kinue Hitomi won the event with in a new world record of 5.50 meter. Behind her British Muriel Gunn finished second and Czechoslovak Zdena Smolová finished third.

Records
This was the standing world record (in metres) prior to the 1926 Women's World Games.

Results

Rank  Name  Nationality  Distance (m)   Notes   Kinue Hitomi    5.50     Muriel Gunn    5.44    Zdena Smolová    5.26 or 5.28   4  Asta Plathino    5.16   5  Zinaida Liepiņa   5.00   6  ? ?  ?   7  Wacława Sadkowska    4.77   8  Märta Johansson     ?   9  Lucienne Laudré-Viel    4.63   10   Léontine Stevens   4.51   11  Hanna Jędrzejewska  4.47   12  Geneviève Laloz    4.41     Josephine Matthews (?)   ? 
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References

Other websites
 Image of Kinue Hitomi during the event (winner)
 Image of Muriel Gunn during the event (runner-up)
 Image of Asta Platino during the event (4th place)
 Image of Josephine Matthews during the event

Category:1926 Women's World Games