1936 WAAA Championships

1936 WAAA Championships
Dates	18 July
Host city	London
Venue	White City Stadium
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
← 1935 1937 → WAAA Championships

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]}

Results

Barbara Burke (right) won three WAAA titles

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
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

See also

• 1936 AAA Championships

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. "Women Champions" . The Scotsman. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 16 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Five Records Broken" . Western Mail. 20 July 1936. Retrieved 16 December 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.