1936 WAAA Championships | |
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Dates | 18 July |
Host city | London |
Venue | White City Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1935 1937 → |
The 1936 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The 1 mile event was held for the first time. [1] [2]
The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 18 July 1936. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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60 metres | Betty Lock | 7.6 NR | Ethel Raby | 1 yard | Irene Bigwood | 1 foot |
100 metres | Barbara Burke | 12.3 | Eileen Hiscock | 1 yard | Audrey Brown | inches |
200 metres | Barbara Burke | 25.2 | Eileen Hiscock | 1 yard | Violet Olney | 3 yards |
400 metres | Olive Hall | 58.6 | Vera Rudd | 61.0 | Betty Walters | 61.5 |
800 metres | Olive Hall | 2:20.2 | Evelyne Forster | 2:24.8e | Mary French | 2 yards |
1 mile | Gladys Lunn | 5:23.0 WR | Nellie Halstead | 5:28.0 | Helen Wright | 5:32.0 |
80 metres hurdles | Barbara Burke | 11.9 | Violet Webb | 11.9e | Bernice Steyl | 12.8e |
High jump | Dorothy Odam | 1.537 | Nellie Carrington | 1.524 | Alice Flack | 1.499 |
Long jump | Ethel Raby | 5.45 | Nellie Carrington | 5.22 | Grace Gregory | 5.14 |
Shot put | Bernice Steyl | 10.74 | Kathleen Tilley | 10.32 NR | Irene Phillips | 9.76 |
Discus throw | Irene Phillips | 30.82 | Ada Holland | 30.20 | Margaret Cox | 29.94 |
Javelin | Katharine Connal | 35.99 NR | Ruth Caro | 33.48 | Gladys Lunn | 32.88 |
1600 metres walk | Jessie Howes | 8:14.2 | Florence Pengelly | 20 yards | Queenie Waters | 15 yards |
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