Women 800m Athletics IX Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands 1928 - Thursday, 2nd August - Gold Medal: Karoline Radke, Germany
Finaltime
1. Karoline RadkeGeR Germany2:16.8 WR
2. Kinue HitomiJPN Japan2:17.6 e
3. Inga GentzelSWE Sweden2:17.8 e
4. Jean ThompsonCAn Canada2:21.6 e
5. Fanny RosenfeldCAn Canada2:22.4 e
6. Florence MacDonaldUSA United States2:22.6 e
7. Marie DollingerGeR Germany2:23.0 e
8. Gertruda KilosównaPOL Poland2:28.0 e
9. Elfriede WeverGER Germany

world Women 800m History

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam. Capp.: 31,600.
25 competitors from 13 nations.
RoundHAthdate
Heats32501.08
The “International Ladies’ Games” in Gothenburg in 1926 had featured a 1000m event, and it was deemed appropriate for the nearest distance – 800m – to be included in the 1928 Games. The accepted best for the event was 2:19.6 by Radke four weeks before Amsterdam. Radke’s teammate Dollinger was the fastest in the heats with 2:22.4, while Radke won the slowest heat in 2:26.0. In the final Hitomi initially went to the front, but was soon passed by Elfiede Wever (GER) and Dollinger, who were clearly running a team race. Gentzel imposed herself on the race shortly after 200m. She was in front at halfway, reached in 64.2 seconds – on pace to break the world record by more than 10 seconds! Radke went to the front with 300m to go, and Gentzel faded in the finishing straight, leaving Hitomi second some 3m behind the German. The 100m silver medallist Rosenfeld showed great versatility in placing fifth. Just one of the women collapsed afterwards, and none were seriously damaged by running 800m. Nevertheless, the sight of a number of women seemingly distressed led the IAAF to remove the event from the Olympic programme for 32 years. (1932-1956: Not held)

Heats - Wednesday, 1st August

First 3 from eacj of 3 Heats advanced to Final.
Heat 1time
1. Marie DollingerGeR Germany2:22.4OR, Q
2. Inga GentzelSWE Sweden Q
3. Bobbie RosenfeldCAn Canada Q
4. Jo MallonNED Netherlands
5. Elisabeth OestreichGeR Germany
6. Dee BoeckmannUSA United States
Heat 2time
1. Karoline RadkeGeR Germany2:26.0Q
2. Kinue HitomiJPN Japan2:26.4Q
3. Gertruda KilosównaPOL Poland2:28.0Q
4. Aat van NoortNED Netherlands
5. Edie RobinsonAUS Australia
6. Juliette SegersBEL Belgium
7. Guyot SébastienneFRA France
8. Emy PetterssonSWE Sweden
9. Giannina MarchiniITA Italy
10.Rayma WilsonUSA United States
Heat 3time
1. Jean ThompsonCAn Canada2:23.2Q
2. Florence MacDonaldUSA United States Q
3. Elfriede WeverGeR Germany Q
4. Mien DuchateauNED Netherlands
5. Ida DegrandeBEL Belgium
6. Marcelle NeveuFRA France
7. Otylia TabackaPOL Poland2:33.0
8. Josefine LauterbachAUT Austria
9. Paula RadziulytėLTU Lithuania
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