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1939 WAAA Championships

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1939 WAAA Championships
Dates22 July
Host cityLondon
VenueWhite City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
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

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References

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  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Miss Forster's Record Mile". Sunday Express. 23 July 1939. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.