Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – 4 × 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Olympics of Grace was held in Florence at the ASSI Giglio Rosso from 30 to 31 May 1931. On 30 May 1931 semi-finals were held during the afternoon session and the final was held the day afterwards during the afternoon session. Teams from nine countries competed in the event.^[1][2][3]

4 × 100 metres relay at the Olympics of Grace
The British winning team
Venue	ASSI Giglio Rosso
Location	Florence, Italy
Dates	30 May 1931 (semi-finals) 31 May 1931 (final)
Competitors	36 from 9 nations
Winning time	51.4
Medalists
Nellie Halstead Muriel Cornell Mary Seary [sv] Daisy Ridgley    Great Britain   Tilly Fleischer Marie Dollinger Detta Lorenz Lisa Gelius    Germany   Anna Hřebřinová Rudolfa Krausová [sv] Zdena Smolová Anna Kuzniková [sv]    Czechoslovakia

Schedule

All times are local time.

Date	Time	Round
30 May 1931	18:00	Semi-finals
31 May 1931	18:15	Final

Results

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place in the afternoon session starting at 18:00 (local time). The semi-finals consisted of two races where the top three teams of each heat qualified for the final.^[2]

Semi-final 1

Rank	Country	Names	Time	Notes
1	Czechoslovakia	Anna Hřebřinová Rudolfa Krausová [sv] Zdena Smolová Anna Kuzniková [sv]	52.0	Q
2	Great Britain	Nellie Halstead Muriel Cornell Mary Seary [sv] Daisy Ridgley	-	Q
3	Austria	Maria Weese [sv] Herma Schurinek Liesl Perkaus Veronika Kohlbach	-	Q
4	Italy	Lidia Bongiovanni Maria Bravin [sv] Tina Steiner [sv] Giovanna Viarengo [sv]	-
5	France	Jacqueline Combernoux Jacqueline Laudré Germaine Brisou Lucienne Velu	-

Semi-final 2

Rank	Country	Names	Time	Notes
1	Germany	Lisa Gelius Tilly Fleischer Detta Lorenz [sv] Marie Dollinger	50.2	Q
2	Romania	Angela Petrović Silvia Capsali Irina Orendi Ilse Hausletner	-	Q
3	Yugoslavia	Zrnka Krajnović Vera Neferović Anita Batelkova Zulejka Stefanini	-	Q
4	Belgium	Elise Van Truyen Jeanne Van Kesteren Lucie Petit Rosa Pelariaux	-

Final

The final of the 4 × 100 metres relay event took place on 31 May 1931 during the afternoon session at 18:15 (local time).^[2]

Rank	Country	Names	Time	Notes
	Great Britain	Nellie Halstead Muriel Cornell Mary Seary [sv] Daisy Ridgley	51.4
	Germany	Lisa Gelius Tilly Fleischer Detta Lorenz [sv] Marie Dollinger	51.8
	Czechoslovakia	Anna Hřebřinová Rudolfa Krausová [sv] Zdena Smolová Anna Kuzniková [sv]	-
4	Austria	Maria Weese [sv] Herma Schurinek Liesl Perkaus Veronika Kohlbach	-
5	Romania	Angela Petrović Silvia Capsali Irina Orendi Ilse Hausletner	-
6	Yugoslavia	Zrnka Krajnović Vera Neferović Anita Batelkova Zulejka Stefanini	-

Related pages

• Athletics at the 1930 Women's World Games – 4 × 100 metres relay
• Athletics at the 1934 Women's World Games – 4 × 100 metres relay

References

1. "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
2. "Le Olimpiadi della Grazia (seconda parte)" (PDF). Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian).
3. "Superba affermazione dell'atletismo femminile nella riunione internazionale di Firenze". Il Littoriale (in Italian). 1 June 1931. p. 7 – via biblioteca dello sport.