1925 Belgium–France women's athletics match

1925 Belgium–France women's athletics match
Dates	2 August 1925
Host city	Forest, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Venue	Duden Park
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor track and field
Events	10
Participation	24 athletes from 2 nations
Records set	1 World Record 4 national records

The 1925 Belgium–France women's athletics match was an international women's athletics competition where a national team of female French athletes competed against a national team of Belgium. It took place on 2 August 1925 at Duden Park in Forest, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

Annualy since 1921, it was the fifth time a match was held between French and Belgian teams.^[1]

The match was won by France with 72 points versus Belgium with 36 points. During the match one world record was broken and another four national records.^[2]

There were many preview articles in Belgian national newspapers.^[3][4][1]The match received also media attention after the event.^[5][6][7] Sportswereld had on 3 August a description of the competitions starting on the front page,^[2] and three days later another extensive analysis also from the front page.^[8]

Background

The 1920s international Belgium–France women's athletics matches where among the earliest international athletics competitions for women. It was held annualy once a year since 1921. According to newspaper Le Soir the Belgium–France women's athletics matches was a reflection of women's sports in Belgium in general.^[1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of 9 individual events and a relay event. The overall classification is a nation's classification. The winner of each event received the most points with others receiving less points. For the overall classication, all points scored by the athlete from each country are added together.

Entrants

The members of the Belgian team were published on 27 July 1925, the members of the French team were published on 29 July.^[9][4][10]

Names and events in italics or striked are differenced between the entry and athletes competing in the events.

Belgium Name Event Antoinette Gallemaers 80m 250m 4 x 200m relay Haems Shot put Elise Van Truyen 250m High jump Long jump 4 x 200m relay Léontine Stevens High jump Jenny Toitgans Discus throw Sidonie Verschueren Discus throw 83m hurdles Shot put Walburga Van Steenlandt 1000m Elvire Clicteur 1000m Vandenbroeck Long jump 4 x 200m relay Henriette Vandaelen 83m hurdles Georgette Vandyck Javelin throw Helene Scherrens Javelin throw Van der Haegen 4 x 200m relay

France Name Event Louise Ausset ‘’Javelin throw’’ Marguerite Radideau 80m 250m Georgette Gagneux 80m 250m Long jump Édith Alauze [fr] 83m hurdles Jeanne Collet Lucienne Laudré-Viel 83m hurdles Geneviève Laloz 83m hurdles Marguerite Patouillet High jump Violette Morris Shot put Javelin throw Discus throw Lucienne Velu Discus throw Georgette Lenoir Marcelle Neveu 1000m Clémence Mullebrouck [fr] 1000m

Competition

^[2][5]

80 metres

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Marguerite Radideau (FRA)	10.2 sec	5	NR
2	Lucienne Velu (FRA)	+2 m	3
3	Antoinette Gallemaers (BEL)	+1 m	2
4	Vandenbroeck (BEL)	+50cm	1

Shot put (3.628 kg)

Place	Athlete	Right arm	Left arm	Total	Points	Note
1	Violette Morris (FRA)	10.72 m	8.79 m	19.51 m	5
2	Sidonie Verschueren (BEL)	9.61 m	8.51 m	18.2 m	3
3	Lucienne Velu (FRA)	8.155 m	7.56	15.715 m	2
4	Haems (BEL)	7.465 m	8.07 m	15.535 m	1

250 metres

Marguerite Radideau took the lead from the start of the race with behind her Elise Van Truyen. Radideau won in a new French record time of 34.4 seconds. Behind her 50 meters before the finish Van Truyen was overtaken by Antoinette Gallemaers. The time of Gallemaers was 36 seconds. This was was faster than the Belgian national record (36.8), however the time was not recognized.

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Marguerite Radideau (FRA)	34.4 sec	5	NR
2	Antoinette Gallemaers (BEL)	36 sec (+8 m)	3	NR
3	Geneviève Laloz (FRA)	+2 m	2
4	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	+1 m	1

High jump

Place	Athlete	Height	Points	Note
1	Marguerite Patouillet (FRA)	1.50 m	5	NR
2	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	1.40 m	3
3	Lucienne Laudré-Viel (FRA)	1.35 m	2
4	Léontine Stevens (BEL)	1.30 m	1

Discus throw

Place	Athlete	Distance	Points	Note
1	Lucienne Velu (FRA)	29.50 m	5
2	Violette Morris (FRA)	28.955 m	3
3	Jenny Toitgans (BEL)	26.50 m	2
4	Sidonie Verschueren (BEL)	25.48 m	1

1000 metres

The French Marcelle Neveu replaced Lenoir and took the lead from the start with behind her French Meulebroeck. After 200 metres the two Belgian women had to let them go and walked further together with Walburga Van Steenlandt trying to help Elvire Clicteur. With 200 metres to go Vansteenlandt sprinted to the French women, but came too late to catch them. Meulebroeck won the race ahead of Neveu.

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Clémence Mullebrouck (FRA)	3:20.2	5
2	Marcelle Neveu (FRA)	+1.50 m	3
3	Walburga Van Steenlandt (BEL)	+1 breast	2
4	Elvire Clicteur (BEL)	+10 m	1

Long jump

Place	Athlete	Distance	Points	Note
1	Lucienne Laudré-Viel (FRA)	4.82 m	5
2	Marguerite Patouillet (FRA)	4.72 m	3
3	Vandenbroeck (BEL)	4.68 m	2
4	Elise Van Truyen (BEL)	4.67 m	1

63 metres hurdles

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	Édith Alauze (FRA)	13.4	5
2	Geneviève Laloz (FRA)	+1 m	3
3	Henriette Vandaelen (BEL)	+5 m	2
4	Sidonie Verschueren (BEL)	+5 m	1

Javelin throw

Vandyck broke the Belgian national record with about 2 meters.

Place	Athlete	Right arm	Left arm	Total	Points	Note
1	Georgette Vandyck (BEL)	21.05 m	17.49 m	38.54 m	5	NR
2	Violette Morris (FRA)	19.96 m	16.25 m	36.21 m	3
3	Louise Ausset-Delon (FRA)	21.22 m	11.96 m	33.18 m	2
4	Helene Scherrens (BEL)	31.16 m	18.47 m	12.69 m	1

4 x 200 meters relay

France won the relay event easily in a new world record with a time of 1:56. The first runner of Belgium Van Truyen had already a gap of 10 meters with France. The latets runner of Belgium, Gallemaers didn't run all-out anymore.

Place	Athlete	Time	Points	Note
1	France Marguerite Radideau Lucienne Velu Lucienne Laudré-Viel Geneviève Laloz	1:56	6	WR
2	Belgium Elise van Truyen Van der Haegen Vandenbroeck Antoinette Gallemaers	+30 m	3

Overall classification

Rank	Athlete	Points
1	France	72
2	Belgium	36

References

1. "Le match Belgique-France (dames)". Le Soir (in Dutch). 2 August 1925. p. 5 – via uurl.kbr.be.
2. "De vrouwenwedstrijd België-Frankrijk | De onze ondergaan eene verpletterende nederlaag". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 3 August 1925. p. 1-2 – via uurl.kbr.be.
3. "Le match Belgique-France dames". Le Vingtième Siècle (in French). 2 August 1925. p. 7 – via uurl.kbr.be.
4. "Belgique=France | Cette important rencontre féminine dotée de la coup de LA DERNIERE HEURE se disputere dimanche prochain, au Parc Ducen". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 July 1925. p. 4 – via belgicapress.be.
5. "De landenwedstrijd België-Frankrijk (dames)". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 August 1925. p. 5 – via uurl.kbr.be.
6. "Belgique-France | La France remporte une brilliante victoire par 72 points a 36 Plussieur records sont battus". La Nation Belge (in French). 3 August 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
7. "Le match Belgique-France | Victoire Francaise". Le Vingtième Siècle (in French). 4 August 1925. p. 7 – via uurl.kbr.be.
8. "Na de vrouwenmatch België=Frankrijk | De overmacht was te groot". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 6 August 1925. p. 1-2 – via uurl.kbr.be.
9. "Te Brussel Belgie Frankijk op Union De Belgische ploeg". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 27 July 1925. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
10. "De match Belgie=Frankijk | Morgen zondag 2 oogst op het terrein van Union". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 1 August 1925. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.