Alice Cast

Alice Cast

Personal information
Born	(1900-02-09)February 9, 1900 [1]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb) [2]
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters

Alice Cast

Medal record
Women's Athletics
1921 Women's Olympiad
	1921 Women's Olympiad	4x75 metres relay
	1921 Women's Olympiad	4x175 metres relay
1922 Women's World Games
	1922 Women's World Games	300 metres

Alice Maud Cast (later Elsey, born February 9, 1900) ^[2] was a British sprinter who was the inaugural holder of the women's 200m world record. ^[3]

Career

Cast achieved the inaugural women's world record for 200m on 20 August 1922 of 27.8 s.

Cast also won medals in the 1921 Women's Olympiad and the 1922 Women's World Games.

Cast personally or as a member of a team broke the following world records: ^[2]

• 27 4/5s, 28.0s and 35.8s for 200m/220y/250 m in a 300m race in Paris on 20 August 1922.
• 51 4/5s for 4x100m/4x110y in Paris on 30 October 1921.
• 1:56 4/5 minutes for 4x200m/220y in London 0n 16 July 1921.
• 1:53.0 minutes for 4x200m/220y in Paris on 30 October 1921.
• 1:50 4/5 minutes for 4x200m/220y in London on 10 June 1922.

Note: only the first and fourth items on the list were officially ratified by the IAAF. ^{[2] [4]}

In addition, Cast was third twice at the WAAA Championships (widely regarded as the de facto British national championships) at 440 yards in 1922 and 1924. ^[5]

References

1. "Alice Cast". World Athletics.
2. Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 544.
3. "200m world record". World Athletics.
4. "BRITISH WORLD RECORD BREAKERS". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
5. "WAAA and National Championships Medallists - 440 yards and 400 metres". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 April 2025.