1925 WAAA Championships

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1925 WAAA Championships
Dates12 July
Host cityLondon
Venue Stamford Bridge
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1924
1926


The 1925 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

The event was held at the Stamford Bridge, London, on 12 July 1925. [3] . [4]

Results

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Hilda Hatt
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Rose Thompson 11.8 Florence Haynes 1 yd Nora Callebaut inches
220 yards Vera Palmer 26.8 Florence Haynes 1 yd Violet Streater 3 yd
440 yards Vera Palmer 61.4 Edith Trickey 3 yd Violet Streater inches
880 yards Edith Trickey 2:26.6 =WR Gladys Lane 5 yd Kathleen Harris 3 yd
120 yards hurdles Hilda Hatt 19.0 Peggy Batt 2 feetE. L. Hutchings1 foot
High jump Phyllis Green 1.524 WR Hilda Hatt 1.486 Sophie Eliott-Lynn 1.384
Long jump Hilda Hatt 4.90 Margaret Hull 4.77 Sylvia Stone 4.68
Shot put Mary Weston 17.70 Beatrice Manton 16.80 Florence Birchenough 15.31
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 27.18 NRE. Bell24.34 Mary Weston 24.06
Two-Handed Javelin Ivy Wilson 47.73 Sophie Eliott-Lynn 40.42 Louise Fawcett 39.84
880 yards walk Florence Faulkner 4:15.0 Margaret Hegarty 30 ydH. M. Birch10 yd
660-yard relayManor Park
Rose Thompson
P Moeller
L.F. Gamble
W.Smith
1.19.2/5 WRMiddlesex ALondon Olympiad

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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. "Northern Girl athletes" . Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 13 July 1925. Retrieved 8 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Brilliant feats by Women Athletes athletes" . Sunday Mirror. 13 July 1925. Retrieved 8 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.