Edith Trickey wins the 1000 metres race in Women's Olympiads at Stamford Bridge in London
RMA Garrison Ground, Woolwich Common, London, UK, June 28, 1924
British women competed for the second time for the national championships in London. Mary Lines won the 80-meter hurdles and long jump. However, she did not fare as well in the sprints, where Eileen Edwards won the 100 and 220 yards. Edwards achieved the second fastest time in the world rankings with 11.3 seconds on the 100 yards.
Florence Birchenough won the shot put for the second consecutive time and the discus, which was newly added to the programme.
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Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20, 1924
The second U.S. women's championships were held in Pittsburgh in late September. America's fastest woman, Frances Ruppert, won her second consecutive 100-yard title, equaling the meet record of 12.0 seconds.
In the summer of 1924, female athletes received a cold splash of reality. The International Olympic Committee decided that women would not be allowed to participate in the five-ringed games held in Paris that year. Thus, women track and field athletes had to compete in their own Olympic-like events and national championships.
Stamford Bridge, London, UK, August 4, 1924
The fourth Women's Olympiad was held in early August in London. It was the first international women's athletics competition held on British soil. Participants came from eight different countries, although the Americans and Canadians only took part in demonstration events.
Mary Lines swept victories in the 250 metres, 80-metre hurdles, and long jump. Violette Morris of France excelled in the discus and the two-handed shot put.
A highly competitive high jump event took place in London. Belgium's Elise Van Truÿen, who also enjoyed playing (European) football, achieved a world-leading result of 1.51 metres (4-11 1/2), although it was not accepted as an official world record. Marguerite Patouillet, who finished second, achieved a result of 1.49 metres (4-10 1/2), ranking third in the statistics. Van Truÿen's form did not hold until the near-home Amsterdam Olympics, where she finished 17th in the high jump.
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Paris, France, July 10, 1924
The women's shot put world record was pushed to a new decade mark. Controversial French athlete Violette Morris threw the implement to 10.15 metres (33-2 1/2), over a metre further than Lilli Henoch managed later that year at the German championships. Morris threw her record just days after the Paris Olympics concluded.
Soviet athletes were heard of for the first time. Vera Klepikova ran two laps in Moscow with a time of 2:38.9, securing second place in the world rankings.