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1948 WAAA Championships

1948 WAAA Championships
Dates26 June
Host cityChiswick, London
VenuePolytechnic Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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WAAA Championships

The 1948 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

The event was held at Polytechnic Stadium in Chiswick, London, on 26 June 1948.[3][4]

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 metres Doris Batter 9.1 Irene Robertson 9.2 Isobella Shivas 9.2
100 metres Winifred Jordan 12.6 Doris Batter 12.7 Muriel Pletts 12.7
200 metres Sylvia Cheeseman 25.7 Margaret Walker 25.7 Audrey Williamson 25.8
400 metres Valerie Ball 60.8 B. Kemp 61.3 Rose Eaton 61.8
800 metres Nellie Batson 2:20.3 Dorothy Born 2:22.4 Eileen Garritt 2:24.0
1 mile Nellie Batson 5:31.8 Eileen Garritt 5:37.5 Ivy Kibbler 5:38.3
80 metres hurdles Maureen Gardner 12.0 Joan Upton 12.4 Bertha Crowther 12.5
High jump Dorothy Tyler 1.626 Bertha Crowther 1.600 Gladys Young 1.524
Long jump Joan Shepherd 5.70 Margaret Erskine 5.55 Lorna Lee 5.48
Shot put Bevis Reid 12.34 Margaret Lucas 10.67 P. Evans 10.00
Discus throw Bevis Reid 36.73 Elspeth Whyte 33.65 Margaret Lucas 32.25
Javelin Bevis Reid 31.10 Marian Long 31.00 Gladys Clarke 30.63
1600 metres walk Joyce Heath 8:17.8 Beryl Day 8:18.0 Gwen Thorne 8:20.0

See also

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Mrs Jordan keeps title". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 June 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Birmingham Rivals in Close Finish". Sports Argus. 26 June 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_WAAA_Championships