1946 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 13 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1945 1947 → |
The 1946 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 13 July 1946.[3][4]
Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Irene Stretton | 8.1 | Rosa Hibberd | Betty Witts | ||
100 metres | Maureen Gardner | 12.6 | Winifred Jordan | 12.8e | Joyce Judd | |
200 metres | Sylvia Cheeseman | 25.7 | Winifred Jordan | Joyce Judd | ||
400 metres | Margaret Walker | 59.3 | Phyllis Richards | Lillian Chalmers | ||
800 metres | Phyllis Richards | 2:21.0 | Brenda Harris | Joyce Heath | ||
1 mile | Brenda Harris | 5:33.6 | Dorothy Daniels | Helen Wright | ||
80 metres hurdles | Bertha Crowther | 12.8 | Zoe Hancock | D. M. C. Young | ||
High jump | Dora Gardner | 1.549 | Doris Endruweit | 1.524 | Bertha Crowther | 1.524 |
Long jump | Ethel Davies | 5.05 | Kathleen Duffy | 4.94 | Doreen Clutton | 4.86 |
Shot put | Kathleen Dyer | 10.19 | Margaret Lasbrey RHO | 9.45 | P. Evans | 8.78 |
Discus throw | Margaret Lasbrey RHO | 28.36 | Doris Endruweit | 28.04 | Kathleen Dyer | 26.57 |
Javelin | Margaret Lasbrey RHO | 34.44 | Doris Endruweit | 26.37 | Vera Wheeler | 23.64 |
1600 metres walk | Doris Hart | 8:38.6 | Beryl Day | Betty Sankey |
See also
References
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Women's Titles Change Hands". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 15 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Champ had to mind the bairns". Sunday Post. 14 July 1946. Retrieved 18 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.