European Athletics Championships 1938 / women's long jump
| 1st European Women's Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Long jump of women |
| city |
.svg){kind=small} Vienna
|
| Stadion | Prater Stadium |
| Attendees | 15 athletes from 8 countries |
| Competition phase | 17th of September |
| Medalists | |
 gold |
Irmgard Praetz ( GER )
|
 silver |
Stanisława Walasiewicz ( POL )
.svg){kind=small} |
 bronze |
Gisela Voss ( GER )
|
The women's long jump at the European Athletics Championships in 1938 was held on September 17, 1938 in Vienna's Prater Stadium.
With gold and bronze there were two medals for Germany in this discipline. Irmgard Praetz became European champion . She won ahead of Stanisława Walasiewicz from Poland . Third place went to Gisela Voss .
Existing records
| World record | 5.98 s |
 Hitomi Kinue
|
Osaka , Japan | May 20, 1928 |
| Championship record | There was not yet a European championship record. | |||
execution
On the IAAF website there is only one result list for all technical disciplines with the final result for all participants. A qualification is not listed there for any jumping, pushing or throwing competition. Accordingly, all fifteen long jumpers started together in one group for the final. On the Wikipedia portrait of Irmgard Praetz , who won this long jump competition, information about her attempts can be found in detail. There were probably six rounds for the finalists of this competition. It is not clear how many athletes reached this final.
At the Olympic Games at that time, a preliminary fight with three rounds and a final with three further rounds with only six participants were common.
final
September 17, 1938
| space | Surname | nation | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irmgard Praetz |
German Empire
|
5.88 CR |
| 2 | Stanisława Walasiewicz |
Poland
|
5.81 PB |
| 3 | Gisela Voss |
German Empire
|
5.47 PB |
| 4th | Ethel Raby |
 Great Britain
|
5.44 PB |
| 5 | Veronika Kohlbach |
German Empire
|
5.41 PB |
| 6th | Vedder Schenck |
Great Britain
|
5.34 PB |
| 7th | Inge Schmidt-Nielsen |
 Denmark
|
5.27 PB |
| 8th | Henryka Słomczewska |
Poland
|
5.15 PB |
| 9 | Ita Penzo |
 Italy
|
5.08 PB |
| 10 | Martha Wretman |
 Sweden
|
5.02 PB |
| 11 | Dorothy Cosnett |
Great Britain
|
4.97 PB |
| 12 | Ingrid Hansson |
Sweden
|
4.90 PB |
| 13 | Anna Van Rossum |
 Netherlands
|
4.75 PB |
| 14th | Jeanne Pousset |
 Belgium
|
4.51 PB |
| 15th | Use Uus |
 Latvia
|
4.25 PB |
Comment on the six attempts by the European champion :
The following individual results are noted on the Wikipedia page for Irmgard Praetz (width in meters):
invalid - 5.72 - 5.73 - 5.76 - 5.88 - 5.79
Ethel Raby - on the photo to the left of the South African Barbara Burke - eliminated over 80 m hurdles in the preliminary run, in fourth place in the long jump
The team from Poland with Stanisława Walasiewicz ( far right ) and Henryka Słomczewska ( third from left ), who placed eighth in the long jump
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Vienna 1938 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed on March 14, 2019
- Women Long Jump European Championship 1938 Vienna on todor66.com, accessed on March 14, 2019
- I European Championship, Vienna 1938 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on March 14, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1938, long jump women on sportschau.de, accessed on March 14, 2019
- 1st European Women's Athletics Championships 1938 in Vienna, Austria from ifosta.de, accessed on March 14, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ After the annexation of Austria by Germany at the time of these European championships, the German flag from that time must be used as a symbol. For a limited period of time, the Republic of Austria did not exist and was part of the German Empire. In Vienna itself, the corresponding flag was waved everywhere, and it is now being used here - even if, as in all other cases, with a certain degree of discomfort.
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↑ a b c Note on the event date: Two different dates are mentioned in the sources:
- The official EAA homepage names September 17th ( European Athletics Championships - Vienna 1938 on the EAA homepage, accessed on March 14, 2019)
- September 18 is shown on todor66.com ( Women Long Jump European Championship 1938 Vienna on todor66.com, accessed on March 14, 2019)
- ↑ IAAF world records. Long jump women , accessed March 14, 2019
- ↑ European Athletics Championships - Vienna 1938 , accessed on March 14, 2019
- ↑ Veronika Kohlbach was an Austrian athlete who started at sporting events for Germany after the annexation of Austria by Germany. - Veronika Kohlbach on sports-reference.com, accessed on March 14, 2019