1939 WAAA Championships
Appearance
1939 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 22 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1938 1945 → |
The 1939 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 22 July 1939. The Championships would not be held again until 1945 due to World War II.[3][4]
Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Betty Lock | 7.6 | Dorothy Marshall | 7.8 | Muriel Turner | |
100 metres | Betty Lock | 12.4 | Mary Holloway | ½ yard | Dorothy Saunders | 1 yard |
200 metres | Lillian Chalmers | 25.6w | Marjorie Smith | 2½ yards | Dorothy Saunders | 2 yards |
400 metres | Lillian Chalmers | 59.5 | Olive Hall | 15 yards | Beryl Hill | 2 yards |
880 metres | Olive Hall | 2:21.0 | Doris Harris | 2:25.5 | Miriam Clarke | 2:27.4 |
1 mile | Evelyne Forster | 5:15.3 WR | Doris Harris | 5:36.0 | Miriam Clarke | 5:40.6 |
80 metres hurdles | Kate Robertson | 12.4 | Dorothy Odam | 4 feet | Ethel Raby | 1 yard |
High jump | Dorothy Odam | 1.651 | Dora Gardner | 1.575 | Barbara Lovelock Dorothy Cosnett |
1.524 1.524 |
Long jump | Ethel Raby | 5.64 | Vedder Schenck | 5.51 | Helene Mayer | 5.48 |
Shot put | Bevis Reid | 11.42 | Kathleen Tilley | 10.37 | Ruby Davis | 9.54 |
Discus throw | Bevis Reid | 33.85 | Kathleen Tilley | 33.34 | Katharine Connal | 29.11 |
Javelin | Katharine Connal | 34.98 | Bevis Reid | 33.65 | Doris Endruweit | 27.83 |
1600 metres | Florence Pengelly | 8:19.9 | Mary Harrington | 8:21.4 | Betty Jones | 8:34.2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Miss Forster's Record Mile". Sunday Express. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.