Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – discus throw

discus throw at the 1934 Women's World Games
Venue	White City Stadium
Location	London, Great Britain
Dates	9 August (qualification) 11 August (final)
Winning score	43.795 metres WR
Medalists
Jadwiga Wajs    Poland   Gisela Mauermayer    Sweden   Käthe Krauß    Great Britain

The discus throw at the 1934 Women's World Games was held at the White City Stadium in London, from 9 to 11 August 1934.

In the final, the Polish Jadwiga Wajs won the event in a new world record with a distance of 43.795 metres, ahead of the German women Gisela Mauermayer and Käthe Krauß. She beated her own world record of 43.08 metres.^[1]

Entrants

On 9 August an incomple list was published of participating athletes. This list consisted of athletes from seven nations: Austria, Czechslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. Listed below are the athletes from these nations who were entered for the discus throw event.^[2]

Nationality	Name
Austria	Veronika Kohlbach
Austria	Else Spennader
Germany	Käthe Krauß
Germany	Gisela Mauermayer
Great Britain	Ada Holland
Great Britain	Irene Phillips
Netherlands	Cor Pels
Poland	Jadwiga Wajs
Poland	Genowefa Cejzikowa

Eileen Crockart was named as the South African athlete in the field events.^[3]

Results

Qualification

The qualification took place on 9 August. The best 6 athletes continued to the final.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
1	Jadwiga Wajs	Poland	39.19 m.	Q
2	Ruth Svedberg	Sweden	38.16 m.	Q
3	Käthe Krauß	Germany	37.59	Q
4	Gisela Mauermayer	Germany	35.37 m.	Q
5	Genowefa Cejzikowa	Poland	35.23 m.	Q
6	Cor Pels	Netherlands	34.91 m. / 34.99 m.[4][5]	Q
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Sources:^[4][5]

Final

The final took place on 12 August 1934.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance	Notes
	Jadwiga Wajs	Poland	43.795 m.	WR
	Gisela Mauermayer	Germany	40.65 m.
	Käthe Krauß	Germany	39.875 m.
4	Ruth Svedberg	Sweden	38.605 m.
5	Genowefa Cejzikowa	Poland	36.12 m.
6	Cor Pels	Netherlands	32 m. or 34.91 m.[6]

Sources:^[1][7][8][6]

References

1. "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
2. "Wereldspelen voor vrouwen. Lijst der deelneemsters". De courant Het nieuws van den dag (in Dutch). 9 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
3. "MEN—OR WOMEN?". Sunraysia Daily. 22 September 1934. p. 11 – via trove.nla.gov.au.
4. "De werdeldspelen voor vrouwen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
5. "De wereldspelen voor vrouwen". Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 10 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
6. 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Delpher. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
7. "Wereldspelen voor dames". Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 August 1934. Retrieved 18 July 2022 – via Delpher.
8. "Duitschland wint te Londen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 12 August 1934. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.