1922 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting

The 1922 Brussels international women's athletic competitions were the first international women's athletics competitions in Belgium, held in Brussels. It was organized by the Brussels Femina Club.

Around sixteen athletes from Belgium, France and Great Britain competed in ten events.

Background
The eariest women's international athletics competitions were organized in the early 1920s. The 1921 Women's Olympiad took place in Monaco in March 1921, the 1922 Women's Olympiad also in Monaco in April 1922 and the 1922 Women's World Games in Paris on 20 August 1922. On the same the in the Netherlands the 1922 Pro Patria women's international athletics competition took place, the earliest women's international athletics competitions in the Netherlands with athletes from the Netherlands and Germany.

Entrants
On 26 August 1922 a list of the entrants was published. However the Belgian list does not match the actual results.

+British athletesNaamMary Lines Hilda Hatt Nora Callebout Florence Birchenough

+French athletesNaam  Geneviève Laloz Suzanna Porte Marcelle Neveu

+Belgian athletesNaamFlore De RaedtElise Van TruyenHenriette VandaelenLouise GitsGeorgette VandyckAntoinette GallemaersThérèse VerheydenSileur

Opening ceremony
At 15:25 (local time) the event started with a parade of the athletes. Chairman Dumont of the Brussels Femina Club hands over flower sheaves to the French en British athletes. Next to spectators there were also photographers and cameramen.

Results
Of all competitons only the results of the final are listed.

+80 m (final)Place Athlete Time 1  10.5 sec   2  +50 cm

+300 mPlace Athlete Time 1  45.4 sec 2  3  

+1000 mPlace Athlete Time 1  3:22.8 2  +20 m. 3  +25 m. 4  +30 m.

+83 m hurdlesPlace Athlete Time 1  14.4 sec  WR 2  +2 m. 3  +2.5 m. 4  +3 m.

+High jump Place Athlete Height 1 1.43 m.1.43 m.3 1.35 m. NR41.35 m. 

+Long jumpPlace Athlete Distance 1  4.61 m.   2  4.59 m.  3  4.33 m.

+Shot putPlace Athlete Distance1 9.08 m.2 8.04 m. NR3 7.88 m.4 6.90 m.

+Discus throwPlace Athlete Distance 1  26.33 m. NR 2  23.70 m. 3 22.24 m.

+Javelin throwPlace Athlete Distance 1  20.45 m. NR 2  18.40 m. 3  16.16 m.

+4x 100 metres relayPlace Team Time 1  55.5 sec.   2   3   

Notes
 Of the Laloz family, five sisters competed in athletics. Most known are Geneviève Laloz and , but also their sisters Marguerite, Christiane and Paulette competed in athletics. In the published results is not (cleary) indicated who competed.
 In the published results it's not indicated if this was actually an international event.

Related pages
1922 Pro Patria women's international athletics competition

References

Category:1922 in women's athletics
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