1925 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting

1925 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting
Dates	5 July 1925
Host city	Brussels, Belgium
Venue	Stade de l'Union Saint-Gilloise
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor track and field
Participation	32 athletes from 3 nations
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The 1925 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting was an international women's athletics competition in Brussels, Belgium organized by the Brussels Femina Club. The meeting was held at Stade de l'Union on 5 July 1925.^[1][2] It was the fourth time the meeting was held.^[3][4]

Entrants

Clubs and names of early Belgian entrants were published on 18 June 1925.^[1] Updates were published and international athletes announced on 2 July 1925,^[5] 3 July 1925^[6] and 4 July 1925^[7] An almost complete list, including the athletes competing in the national events, was published on 5 July.^[3]

British athletes Name Club Hilda Hatt London Olympiades Athletic Club Nora Callebout London Olympiades Athletic Club Vera Palmer London Olympiades Athletic Club Florence Birchenough London Olympiades Athletic Club Edith Trickey London Olympiades Athletic Club Phyllis Green London Olympiades Athletic Club Polish athlete Name Club Halina Konopacka A.Z.S. Warschau

Belgian international athletes Name Club Paulette Andry Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles Elvire Clicteur Football Club Brugeois Irène De Vlaeminck Football Club Brugeois Defives Sporting Club Liégois Ida Degrande Football Club Brugeois Desmedt Marguerite Dujardin Sporting Club Liégois Antoinette Gallemaers Atlante de Bruxelles Joncret Atlante de Bruxelles Rose Mayer Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles G. Mergeay Atlante de Bruxelles Lisette Pétré Brussels Femina Club Pinnel Brussels Femina Club Marie Plentinckx Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles Lucienne Renaux Olympic Femina Club de st-Gilles M. Six Brussels Femina Club Speltens Atlante de Bruxelles Léontine Stevens Les Sportives d'Anderlecht Marie Stevens Jeanne Van Kesteren Brussels Femina Club Espérance van Steenlandt Rust Roest de Bruges Walburga Van Steenlandt Rust Roest de Bruges Jenny Toitgans Brussels Femina Club Henriette Vandaelen Atalante de Bruxelles Georgette Vandyck Les Sportives d'Anderlecht

Schedule

The meeting started at 3pm (local time).

#	Category	Event	Round
1	debutants and 2nd category	200 metres	heats
2	international	javelin throw	final
2	international	83 metres hurdles	final
4	debutants and 2nd category	200 metres	final
5	international	80 metres	heats
6	schools	4 x 60 metres relay
7	international	80 metres	final
8	international	discus throw	final
9	international	250 metres	heats
10	juniors	4 x 80 metres relay
11	international	250 metres	final
12	debutants and 2nd category	800 metres	final
13	international	high jump	final
14	international	1000 metres	final
15	international	long jump	final
16	international	Swedish Relay	final

Opening ceremony

The started with a parade of the athletes. Flowers were given to the Belgian national champions, to the Polish national champion Halina Konopacka and to the British atlhetes.^[2]

Results (international)

The meeting was held on 5 July 1925 from 3pm (local time).^[1] The matches were well attended, with full stands.^[2] Next to the international events, also national events were contested.^[4]

Javelin throw

The Polish Halina Konopacka won the event in a new national record. It was stated in a report that she was much better than the others.

Place.	Athlete	Distance	Note
1	Halina Konopacka (POL)	27.74 m	NR
2	Georgette Vandyck (BEL)	20.92 m
3	Hilda Hatt (GBR)	19.89 m
4	Pinnel (BEL)	19.56 m
5	Marguerite Dujardin (BEL)	19.16 m
6	Léontine Stevens or Marie Stevens (BEL)	17.41 m
7	Florence Birchenough (GBR)	17.10 m

83 metres hurdles

The 83 metres hurdles was an easy victory for the British Hilda Hatt.^[2]

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Hilda Hatt (GBR)	15.2 sec
2	Henriette Vandaelen (BEL)	+2 m
3	Léontine Stevens (BEL)

80 metres

For the 80 metres final were appointed: Nora Callebout, Antoinette Gallemaers, Rose Mayer, Vera Palmer and Paulette Andry.

80 m (final)

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Nora Callebout (GBR)	10.6 s.
2	Vera Palmer (GBR)	+1 mm
3	Antoinette Gallemaers (BEL)	+2 m.
4	Paulette Andry (BEL)	+50 cm
5	Rose Mayer / valu (BEL)
6	M. Six (BEL)

Discus throw

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Halina Konopacka (POL)	28.49 m.
2	Jenny Toitgans (BEL)	26.84 m.
3	Florence Birchenough (GBR)	25.32 m.
4	Defives (BEL)	+3 m.

250 metres

The 250 metres event consisted of two heats where the first two athletes to the final.

Heat 1 Place Athlete Time 1  Nora Callebout (GBR) 36.6 s. 2  Walburga Van Steenlandt (BEL) 3  Lisette Pétré (BEL)

Heat 2 Place Athlete Time 1  Vera Palmer (GBR) 37.2 s. 2  Marie Pletinckx (BEL) 3  Léontine Stevens (BEL)

Final

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Vera Palmer (GBR)	35.6 s.
2	Nora Callebout (GBR)	+ 8 m.
3	Lisette Pétré (BEL)	+ 4 m.
4	Marie Pletinckx (BEL)	+ 5 m.
5	Léontine Stevens (BEL)

1000 metres

Degrande was leading the first part of the race ahead of British Edith Trickey. At a certain point Belgian Walburga Van Steenlandt moved to the front of the race. After a sprint of Trickey, she wins in 2:15, only one meter ahead of Van Steenlandt.

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Edith Trickey (GBR)	3:15
2	Walburga Van Steenlandt (BEL)	+1 m.
3	Elvire Clicteur (BEL)	+ 5 m.
4	Ida Degrande (BEL)	+ 5 m.
4	Jeanne Van Kesteren (BEL)	+ 5 m.

High jump

Place	Athlete	Height	Note
1	Phyllis Green (GBR)	1.51 m	WR
2	Hilda Hatt (GBR)	1.47 m
3	Florence Birchenough (GBR)	1.40 m	after jump-off
4	Léontine Stevens (BEL)	1.35 m
5	Joncret (BEL)	1.25 m
	Marie Plentinckx (BEL)

Long jump

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Hilda Hatt (GBR)	4.75 m.
2	Phyllis Green (GBR)	4.60 m.
3	G. Mergeay (BEL)	3.99 m.

Swedish Relay

The Swedish Relay is a relay race of 800 metres, 600 metres, 400 metres and 200 metres.

Swedish Relay

Place	Team	Time
1	London OAC Edith Trickey Vera Palmer Nora Callebout Hilda Hatt Phyllis Green	55.5 sec.
2	Belgian Team I Esperance van Steenlandt Walburga Van Steenlandt Lisette Petré Antoinette Gallemaers Paulette Andry	+100 m.
3	Belgian Team II Ida Degrande Elvire Clicteur Irène De Vlaeminck Speltens Desmedt	+60 m.
4	Belgian Team III Deporte M. Six Lucienne Renaux Léontine Stevens Rose Mayer

Related pages

• 1922 Brussels international women's athletics competitions

References

1. "Le meeting international d'athlétisme du Brussels Fémina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 18 June 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
2. "Der Brussels F.C. een groot sukses" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 6 July 1925. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
3. "Le IVe meeting international d'athlétisme du Brusselds Femina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 5 July 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
4. "Le meeting international du Brusselds Femina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 6 July 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
5. "Le meeting international d'athlétisme du Brusselds Femina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 2 July 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
6. "Kalina Konapacka participera au IVe meeting international d'athlétisme du Brusselds Femina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 3 July 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
7. "Les pricipales concurrentes qui combattront au IVe meeting international d'athlétisme du Brusselds Femina Club" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 3 July 1925. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.