Athletics at the Olympics of Grace – 4 × 75 metres relay

The 4 × 75 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 morning session and the final was held the day afterwards during the afternoon session. Teams from eight countries competed in the event.^[1][2][3]

4 × 75 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	32 from 8 nations
Winning time	38.6
Medalists
Nellie Halstead Muriel Cornell Mary Seary [sv] Daisy Ridgley    Great Britain   Lidia Bongiovanni Maria Bravin [sv] Tina Steiner [sv] Giovanna Viarengo [sv]    Italy   Anna Hřebřinová Rudolfa Krausová [sv] Zdena Smolová Anna Kuzniková [sv]    Czechoslovakia

Schedule

All times are local time.

Date	Time	Round
30 May 1931	11:00	Semi-finals
31 May 1931	17:15	Final

Results

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place in the morning session starting at 11:00am (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	Great Britain	Nellie Halstead Muriel Cornell Mary Seary [sv] Daisy Ridgley	38.0	Q
2	Czechoslovakia	Anna Hřebřinová Rudolfa Krausová [sv] Zdena Smolová Anna Kuzniková [sv]	38.2	Q
3	Italy	Lidia Bongiovanni Maria Bravin [sv] Tina Steiner [sv] Giovanna Viarengo [sv]	38.4	Q, NR
-	Austria	Maria Weese [sv] Herma Schurinek Helmi Singer Veronika Kohlbach	DQ

Semi-final 2

Rank	Country	Names	Time	Notes
1	Romania	Angela Petrović Silvia Capsali Irina Orendi Ilse Hausletner	40.2	Q
2	Yugoslavia	Zrnka Krajnović Vera Neferović Anita Batelkova Zulejka Stefanini	-	Q
3	Belgium	Elise Van Truyen Jeanne Van Kesteren Lucie Petit Rosa Pelariaux	-	Q
-	Germany	Lisa Gelius Tilly Fleischer Detta Lorenz [sv] Marie Dollinger	DQ

Final

The final of the 4 × 75 metres relay event took place on 31 May 1931 during the afternoon session at 17:15 (local time).^[2]

Rank	Country	Names	Time	Notes
	Great Britain	Nellie Halstead Muriel Cornell Mary Seary [sv] Daisy Ridgley	38.6
	Italy	Lidia Bongiovanni Maria Bravin [sv] Tina Steiner [sv] Giovanna Viarengo [sv]	39.2
	Czechoslovakia	Anna Hřebřinová Rudolfa Krausová [sv] Zdena Smolová Anna Kuzniková [sv]	-
4	Romania	Angela Petrović Silvia Capsali Irina Orendi Ilse Hausletner	-
5	Yugoslavia	Zrnka Krajnović Vera Neferović Anita Batelkova Zulejka Stefanini	-
6	Belgium	Elise Van Truyen Jeanne Van Kesteren Lucie Petit Rosa Pelariaux	-

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.