1935 WAAA Championships

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1935 WAAA Championships
Dates10 August
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1934
1936


The 1935 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 60 metres event was held for the first time. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 10 August 1935. [4] [5]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Audrey Wade 8.0 Ivy Walker inches Kathleen Stokes inches
100 metres Eileen Hiscock 12.2 Ivy Walker 2½ yards Lillian Chalmers 1 foot
200 metres Eileen Hiscock 25.3 Lillian Chalmers 2½ yards Kathleen Stokes 1-2 yards
400 metres Olive Hall 61.9Cissely Colvil62.3eVera Rudd62.9e
800 metres Nellie Halstead 2:15.6 NRDorothy Bruty2:17.2 Constance Furneaux 2:19.3
80 metres hurdles Elsie Green 12.3 Kathleen Tiffen 2½ yardsEvelyn Matthews½ yard
High jump Mary Milne 1.549 Dorothy Odam 1.524 Dorothy Cosnett 1.473
Long jump Ethel Raby 5.50 Nellie Carrington 5.49 Kathleen Tilley 5.35
Shot put Kathleen Tilley 10.08 Flag of Argentina.svg Ruth Caro 9.29 Irene Phillips 9.09
Discus throw Ada Holland 30.94 Irene Phillips 30.71Joan Webster30.68
Javelin Flag of Argentina.svg Ruth Caro 34.52 Gladys Lunn 32.00 Edith Halstead 31.59
1600 metres walk Jessie Howes 7:57.8P. Barratt10:42.5Queenie Watersdsq

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References

  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. "Athletics" . Hull Daily Mail. 10 August 1935. Retrieved 24 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Women's Record" . The People. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Athletes active" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 11 August 1935. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.