1937 WAAA Championships

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1937 WAAA Championships
Dates7 August
Host cityLondon
Venue White City Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1936
1938


The 1937 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Contents

The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 7 August 1937. [3] [4]

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres Betty Lock7.8Dorothy Marshall1½ yardsOlive Moores1 foot
100 metres Winifred Jeffrey12.2 Barbara Burke RSA12.2Lillian Chalmers12.2
200 metres Lillian Chalmers24.9Kathleen Stokes5 feet Barbara Burke RSAinches
400 metres Nellie Halstead60.1Vera Rudd5 yardsConstance Furneaux4 yards
800 metres Gladys Lunn 2:18.5Nellie Halstead10 yardsDorothy Bruty20 yards
1 mile Gladys Lunn 5:17.0 WREvelyne Forster5:33.0Doris Roden40 yards
80 metres hurdles Barbara Burke RSA12.1Kathleen Tiffen1 yardKate Robertsoninches
High jump Dorothy Odam 1.635Dora Gardner1.600Dorothy Cosnett1.549
Long jump Ethel Raby5.79Vedder Schenck5.41Mary Holloway5.29
Shot put Kathleen Tilley10.59Irene Phillips9.36Muriel Smith8.83
Discus throw Irene Phillips32.61Kathleen Tilley29.20Ada Holland29.15
Javelin Gladys Lunn 32.98Dorothy Hewitt31.91 Edith Halstead 31.39
1600 metres walk Florence Pengelly8:36.5Doris RodenN. Gardner

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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. "Miss Gladys Lunn's Triple Success" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 August 1937. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Women's Championships" . The Scotsman. 9 August 1937. Retrieved 16 December 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.