1930 WAAA Championships

1930 WAAA Championships
Dates	16 August
Host city	London
Venue	Stamford Bridge
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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The 1930 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]}

The event was held at Stamford Bridge, London, on 16 August 1930 and saw three world records established by Nellie Halstead, Gladys Lunn and Constance Mason. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

Dutch athlete Lien Gislof won the high jump

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 yards	Eileen Hiscock	11.4 =NR	Daisy Ridgley	1½ yards	Ivy Walker	1 yard
220 yards	Nellie Halstead	25.2 WR	Eileen Hiscock	4 yards	Daisy Ridgley	1 foot
440 yards	Ellen Wright	59.8	Dorothy Butterfield	5 yards	Dorothea Fairley	1 yard
880 yards	Gladys Lunn	2:18.2 WR	Ruth Christmas	2:20.4	Lilian Styles	20 yards
80 metres hurdles	Muriel Cornell	12.4	Elsie Green	1 foot	Kathleen Tiffen	1 yard
High jump	Carolina Gisolf	1.575	Mary Milne	1.549	Elsie Harris Marjorie O'Kell	1.524 1.524
Long jump	Muriel Cornell	5.63	Phyllis Bartholomew	5.35	Mary Seary	5.33
Shot put	Elsie Otway	8.88	Nellie Purvey	8.65	Irene Phillips	8.52
Discus throw	Louise Fawcett	29.30	Irene Phillips	27.63	Nellie Purvey	26.12
Javelin	Leni Rombout	32.44	Nellie Purvey	28.45	Agnes Donnelly	26.67
1 mile walk	Constance Mason	8:14.4 WR	Lucy Howes	25 yards	W. Bell	5 yards

See also

• 1930 AAA Championships

References

1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. "Women Athletes" . Liverpool Daily Post. 18 August 1930. Retrieved 15 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Women Athletes Meet" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 17 August 1930. Retrieved 15 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.