1922 France–Czechoslovakia women's athletics match

The 1922 France–Czechoslovakia women's athletics match was an international women's athletics match where a national team of French athletes competed against a national team of Czechosolvak athletes. It took place on 21 May 1922 at Stade Pershing in Paris, France.

It was the second international match organized by the F.S.F.S.F. after the 1921 France–Great Britain women's athletics match, and was the first international women's athletcs match between France and Czechoslovakia.

The match was attended by among others the Czechoslovak Minister in Paris Štefan Osuský together with his wife.

Tickets for the event were between 2 Granc and 10 Franc (2 F, 3 F, 5 F and 10 F). The match started in the afternoon at 14:15pm.

Next to the athletics match a special demonstration of 2kg shot put was performed and a Czech Handball match was played, consisting of 2 half of 25 minutes played by two Czechoslovak teams.

The competition was won by Czechoslovakia with 41 points ahead of France with 34 points.

The Czechoslovak team received the artistic cup offered by the Minister of War. Individual prizes were rewarded to each competitor and the FSFSF offered each member of the Czechoslovak delegation a medal engraved with their name.

 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 in the same year as the 1922 Women's World Games that took place in the same vanue in Paris. 

 Format
In each individual event two athletes of each nation competed and one team of four athletes in the relay event. The first athlete in the individual events scored 5 points, the number two 3 points, number three 2 points and the number four 1 point. The country that won the relay event scored 6 points and the other country 3 points. For the overall classification all the points scored by each country are added together.

 Competition 

 80 metres 
Place Athlete Time  Points  Note 1  11.0 sec 5  2  3  3  2 4  1

 83 metres hurdles 
Place Athlete Time  Points  Note 1  14.4 sec 5  2  3 3  15.4 sec2 4  1

 Shot put 
The score was the total of a throw with both arms.
Place Athlete Distance Points Note 1  15.84 (or 16.84) m 5 2  15.02 m 3 3  14.53 (or 14.73) m 2 4  13.97 m 1

 High jump 
Place Athlete Height  Points  Note 1  1.35 m 52 1.33 m 33  1.32 m 24  1.29 m 1

 200 metres 
Place Athlete Time  Points  Note 1  28.6 sec 5  2   3 3   2 4  1

 Long jump 
Place Athlete Distance Points Note 1  4.61 m 5 2  4.55 m 3 3  4.39 m 2 4  2.285 m 1

 4 x 100 metres relay 
+4x 100 metres relayPlace Team TimePoints 1   Marie Mejzlíková II 53.2 sec6 2    54.6 sec 3

 Overall classification 

RankAthletePoints80m80m HSPHJ200mLJRel 1 416 3 8 3 7 8 6 2 345  8  3 84 3  3

 References 

Category:1922 in women's athletics
Category:Sport in France
Category:Sport in Czechoslovakia
Category:1922 in Europe
Category:1920s in France