1926 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 19 June |
Host city | London |
Venue | Stamford Bridge |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1925 1927 → |
The 1926 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]
The event was held at the Stamford Bridge, London, on 19 June 1926. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | Florence Haynes | 12.0 | Rose Thompson | inches | Madge Wannop | inches |
220 yards | Vera Palmer | 26.8 | Florence Haynes | 2 yards | Dorothy Proctor | 2 yards |
440 yards | Vera Palmer | 61.8 | Dorothy Proctor | 1½ yards | Violet Streater | 1½ yards |
880 yards | Edith Trickey | 2:28.0 | Gladys Lane | 4 yards | Lilian Styles | 6 yards |
120 yards hurdles | Hilda Hatt | 18.2 | Edith White | inches | Peggy Batt | 2 yards |
High jump | Phyllis Green | 1.473 | Barbara Holliday | 1.435 | Ruby Tonge | 1.422 |
Long jump | Phyllis Green | 5.03 | Josephine Matthews | 4.93 | Margaret Hull | 4.81 |
Shot put | Florence Birchenough | 16.78 | Louise Fawcett | 15.89 | Rina Vannozzi | 13.05 |
Discus throw | Florence Birchenough | 27.92 | Louise Fawcett | 26.83 | Marjorie Balchin | 24.75 |
Two-Handed Javelin | Louise Fawcett | 49.18 | Ivy Wilson | 37.90 | Sylvia Stone | 37.84 |
880 yards walk | Daisy Crossley | 4:06.0 | Margaret Hegarty | J. M. Parsons | ||
660-yard relay | London Olympiad S. C. Haynes K. M. Hayward Eileen Edwards Nora Callebout | 1.21.2/5 |
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