Disappointment For New Zealanders At Olympic Games

Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1948, Page 5

Disappointment For New Zealanders At Olympic Games

Received Thursday, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, August 4. In the 100 metres women's backstroke event at the Olympic Grjames todAy, Miss Ngaire Lane (New -Zealahd) ;gaihed s|.v'enth plhce inFthe hrst. heat oI(t;he* semi-fihaW ; A neW''Wor!fl and Olympic record of 11.2 ^ecohds' Wds set by Miss F. BlahkersKoen (I-Iolland) in the .80 metre.^ womeh,s..hurdles final. .

♦ s \ ■ ' . : The follo.wing are the: results of the events' '"flnalisedv today t-v-:. t 'j:j ATHLETICS— MEN ViA 110 Metres Hurdles First Round— First:- heat: W. P.orter (U.S.A,) 1/ P." Braekman (Belgium) 2, B. Recd^d'on. (Chile) 3; time, 14.3 secs. Second heat: C. Seott (U.S.A.) 1, H. Frayer (France) 2, B. RendhU (Sweden) 3; time, .14.8" secs. Third heat.: A. Triulzi '(Argentina) 1, P. Gardner (Australia) 2;, T,- Suarez (Spain) .3; time, 14.6 secs/ ^Fourth. heat:* J. Vickers (India) 1, .R.' ' Lihdman (Sweden.) 2, J. . Sabater (Puerto Rico) 3; time, •14;7 secs. Fifth heat: A. Marae (France) 1, H. B'ernard (Switzerland'). . .2> S. Foster .(Jamaica) 3; time, '14.9 secs. Sixth heat: C. Dixon (U.S;A) 1, R. WeinDerg (Australia) 2, - G. . Omnes ; (France)-. 3""; time, 14,2- secs. Final.— Porter 1, Scott 2, Dixon 3. Time, 13.9 secs. (a»new Olympic record). ATHLETICS— WOMEN 80 Metres Hurdles First Roun'd. — First heat: F. Blankers-Koen (Holland) 1, J. Puton (Great Britain) 2, Toulouse ' (France) 3; time, 11.3 secs.— new ' Olympic record and equals world 1 record. Second heat: M. Gardner i (Great Britain) 1, L. Lomska (Czechoslovakia) 2, N. Deportela ; (Argentina) 3; time, 11.6 secs. I Tflird heat: Y. Monginou (France) 1, S. Strickland (Australia) 2, M. Oberbreyer (Austria) 3; time, 11.7 secs. Semi-flnals— First heat: Blan-kers-Koen 1, Aberbreyer 2, Lomska 3; time, 11.4 secs. Second heat: Utrickland 1, Monginou 2, Gardner 3; time, 11.7 secs. Final. — Blankers-Koen 1, Gard1 ner 2, Strickland 3. Time, 11.2 secs.

tnew world and. Olympic record). Shot Put ; Final.^iyt. Ostermeyer (Rjrance] 1, A. Piccinm'i ,(ltaly):" 2, P. Sfchaeffer . (Austria) 1 '3. r Distance, -45 ft 1-4 ins. - Long Jump Final.^-V. Gyarmati (Hungary) 1, N. De Porfela (Argentina) 2, A Leyman ; (Sweden) 3. Distance, li ft, 8| lii&: " SWIMMING— MEN ' 400 Metres Freestyle S Semi-flnals. — First heat: J. McLane (U.S.A,) 1, J. MarshalU (Ausfrali4> 2," (third not giv'en); tiihe "4 mihs. 49.5 secs. 'Second heat: G. Kaadars (Hungary)' 1, W. Smith (U.S.A.). 2; G. J any (France) 3; tjme, 4 mins. 47.8 secs. Final. — Smith 1, McLane 2, Marshall 3. Time, 4 mins. 41 secs. (new Olympic record). SWIMMING— WOMEN 100 Metfes Backstroke First heat: H. Van de ,Horst (Holland) 1, Ngaire Lahe " (New Zealand) 2, M. Berlioux (France) 3; time, 1 min. 18.7 secs. Second heat: K. Harup (Denmark) 1, S. Zimmerman (U.S.A.) 2, H. Yate (Great Britain) 3; time, 1 min. 15.6 secs. — a new Olympic record. Third heat: J. Davies (Australia) 1, Eva Novaak (Hurrgary) 2, B. Jensen , (U.S.A.) 3; time, 1 min.. 16.4 secs. — better than the old Olympic record.- Fourth heat:- M. Gilliard (Holland) 1, M. Mellon (U.S.A.) 2, C. Gibson (Great Britain) 3; time, 1 min. 18,2 'secs. Semi-fthals.' — First heat: Harup 1, Novaak 2, Mellon 3. Time, 1 min. 15.5 secs. (new Olympic record) . Ngaire Lahe (New Zealand) was seventh in this heat. Second heat: Zimmerman 1, Davies 2, Van De Horst 3; time, 1 min. 16.8 secs .