1927 WAAA Championships

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1927 WAAA Championships
Dates9 July
Host cityReading
Venue Palmer Park
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1926
1928


The 1927 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

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The event was held at the Palmer Park, Reading, Berkshire, on 9 July 1927. An additional discipline was contested, with two hurdles events over 75 metres and 100 yards being held. [3] [4]

Results

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Palmer Park
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Eileen Edwards 11.4w Florence Haynes 1 yardDaisy F. Ridgleygood third
220 yards Eileen Edwards 25.8 =WR Florence Haynes 4 yardsDoris Uglow2 yards
440 yards Dorothy Proctor 62.4 Florence Haynes 12 yardsOlive Clark6 yards
880 yards Edith Trickey 2:32.4Alice Williams20 yardsLilian Styles6 yard
75 metres hurdles Hilda Hatt 12.6wPeggy Batt3 yardsElsie Green
100 yards hurdles Muriel Gunn 14.6w Hilda Hatt inchesPeggy Battfair third
High jump Phyllis Green 1.581 WR Hilda Hatt
Barbara Holliday
1.461
1.46.1
n/a
Long jump Muriel Gunn 5.41Gladys Elliott4.80 Hilda Hatt 4.72
Shot put Florence Birchenough 17.21 Louise Fawcett 16.04Marjorie Balchin14.90
Discus throw Florence Birchenough 28.57 Louise Fawcett 26.58Roberta Hatcher25.17
Two Handed Javelin E. Willis41.35L. Hoare-Nairne39.95 Louise Fawcett 39.76
880 yards walk Margaret Hegarty 3:54.2 WRH. Bates50 yardsVirna Horwood10 yards
660-yard relayMiddlesex Ladies
Eileen Edwards
M. C. Beale
Dorothy Proctor
Vera Palmer
1.18.3/5London Olympiad
Florence Haynes
G. M. Elliott
Doris Uglow
Daisy Ridgley
Manor Park
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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  3. "British Girls Break World Records" . London Daily Chronicle. 11 July 1927. Retrieved 14 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships in Reading" . Reading Standard. 16 July 1927. Retrieved 14 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.